PARIS — Spanish satellite firm Hispasat is reporting that its three operational satellites are more than 99 percent booked, a nearly unheard-of fill rate for a commercial operator and one that explains why Hispasat plans to double its capacity by 2012 and may go further than that, Hispasat Chairwoman Petra Mateos said.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris bureau chief for SpaceNews.