# Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
*research-institute . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["inta.es"]
- **country**: Spain
- **website**: https://www.inta.es
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"research-institute","operator_domains":"[\"inta.es\"]","country":"Spain","website":"https://www.inta.es"}

## Editorial
INTA, the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial, is Spain's public aerospace research institute under the Ministry of Defence.[^s1][^s2] Its EO-facing work covers satellite programmes, mission operations, and ground facilities.[^s2] INTA's EO programmes include PNOTS, and its space facilities include Maspalomas, Robledo de Chavela, and Torrejon, which support space operations and data services.[^s2] INTA also operates the ANSER nanosatellite Earth observation mission, launched on Vega in October 2023, with a replacement leader satellite launched in January 2025.[^s3] The institute's historical satellite work sits within Spain's national aerospace technology base after its 1942 founding.[^s1]

## Sources
- [s1] | National Institute for Aerospace Technology - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_for_Aerospace_Technology | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  Founding year 1942, ministry affiliation (SEDEF), satellite history
- [s2] | INTA official website | https://www.inta.es | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
  Public research institute under Ministry of Defence; EO programmes including PNOTS; facilities at Maspalomas, Robledo de Chavela, Torrejon
- [s3] | ANSER - eoPortal | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/anser | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  INTA confirmed as operator of ANSER nanosatellite EO constellation; launched Oct 2023 on Vega; replacement leader launched Jan 2025

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