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Each satellite launch is controlled by a complex set of systems, and more than 40 percent of those launch systems are developed by the Spanish company GMV. Its technology is used to manipulate the on-board satellite equipment from a ground control center, and in the event of an error, to correct it remotely.
GMV has specialized in this sector and others for more than 25 years. The company’s success has lead to international recognition: it is the only Spanish business included in the ranking of the top 50 companies published every year by Space News magazine.
GMV has also managed to overtake the U.S. firm Integral Systems as the world leader in ground-based satellite control systems. Such success comes from decades of experience in the space sector, accumulated from a total of 157 commercial telecommunications satellites for which GMV has provided technical support for their ground control operations.
Space missions
GMV was founded in 1984 and began by specializing in niche markets, including mission analyses, orbital dynamics, remote control, and satellite navigation.
As this is a highly specialized sector with an international focus, “the main business opportunities for GMV in the space sector were and are essentially outside of Spain,” points out Miguel Ángel Martínez, corporate development manager.
Since its founding, GMV has been involved in nearly every European Space Agency (ESA) mission and has become the third most important European company in terms of participation in the Galileo satellite navigation system.
GMV participates in the new GNC system of the European Launcher Vega. Image: ESA
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