ARSAT
Appearance
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![]() ARSAT headquarters in Benavídez,Tigre Partido,Buenos Aires | |
Native name | Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT |
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Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
Industry |
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Predecessor | Nahuelsat S.A. |
Founded | April 26, 2006Buenos Aires,Argentina | in
Founder | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Avenida del Libertador 498 – Piso 21,, |
Area served | Argentina,South America,North America |
Key people |
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Owner | Government of Argentina |
Number of employees | 400 (June 2014) |
Website | arsat.com.ar |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT,usually known simply asARSAT,is an Argentine government-owned telecommunications company incorporated in 2006 as aSociedad Anónimathrough thefederal law26.092.[3]At the time of incorporation, its ownership was shared by theMinistry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services(98%) and theMinistry of Economy and Public Finances(2%).[1][2]
Business lines
[edit]Current business products
[edit]As of 2014[update],ARSAT had four business lines:[2]
- TDA(Spanish:Televisión Digital Abierta): A country widedigital terrestrial televisionSATVD-Tbroadcasting network.[4]TheArgentine governmentordered a national terrestrial network, where all licensedbroadcasting stationscan get their programs transmitted through the common system.[5][6]ARSAT is in charge of developing and installing the initial 90 broadcasting stations.
- Argentine Geostationary Communication Satellite System(SSGATforSpanish:Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones): The Argentine government has decided to fund a national satellite system where allITUassignedgeostationaryorbital slotsare filled with satellites designed and manufactured locally. It currently includes theARSAT-1,ARSAT-2andARSAT-3.
- Conectar Igualdad(Spanish forConnecting Equality): It's the national program for reducing thedigital divide.ARSAT is in charge of the satellite segment of the program through the SSGAT.
- TDA:ARSAT is also in charge of the satellite broadcasting segment of the national digital television broadcasting network.
- Federal Fiber Optics Network(ReFeFOforSpanish:Red Federal de Fibra Óptica): The Argentine government has funded a 52,000 km (32,000 mi) fiber optic network to transport Internet, Digital Television, Telephony and private data. ARSAT is in charge of its construction and operation.
- Conectar Igualdad:ARSAT is also in charge of leveraging the RFFO for this digital divide program.
- TDA:ARSAT is also in charge of connecting the TDA terrestrial network through the RFFO.
- Data Center:In its ground station in Benavídez,Tigre Partido,Buenos Aires,ARSAT has built and operates a 4,200 m2(45,000 sq ft) TIER III certifieddata center.
- CEATSA:An environmental testing laboratory. While it is physically connected toINVAP's satellite manufacturing facility, ARSAT holds a majority ownership (80% as of 2015).[7]
Former business products
[edit]- Libre.ar(cancelled): In December 2012, gave ARSAT a mandate to set up acellular networkthat would be open to small operators.[8]This was possible because the Government had kept a set of frequency bands for a national network operator.[9]The program never materialized and just 18 months later the frequencies were put up for auction.[10][11]
Satellites
[edit]Satellite | Launch (UTC) | Launch Vehicle | Launch Site | Orbit | Payload | Status | Notes |
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Nahuel 1A | 22:04:00, January 30, 1997 (UTC) | Ariane 44L(V93) | Guiana Space CentreELA-2 | GSO71.8 West | 27KubandTPE | Retired onJune 7, 2010 | Launched alongGE-2[12][13][14][15] |
ARSAT-1 | 21:43:52, October 16, 2014 (UTC) | Ariane 5ECA(VA220) | Guiana Space CentreELA-3 | GSO 71.8 West | 32KubandTPE | Operational | Launched alongIntelsat 30[15][16] |
ARSAT-2 | 20:30:00, September 30, 2015 (UTC) | Ariane 5ECA (VA226) | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 | GSO 81 West | 24 IEEEKubandTPEand 13C bandTPE | Operational[17][18] | Launched alongSky Muster[2] |
ARSAT SG-1 | 2025[19] | TBA | TBA | GSO 81 West | multi spotKabandbent-pipe | In Development | Under construction.[20][21] |
See also
[edit]- Nahuelsat S.A.
- CEATSA
- Nahuel 1A
- ARSAT-1
- ARSAT-2
- ARSAT SG-1(formerly ARSAT-3)
References
[edit]- ^abEmpresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales(Federal Law 26,092) (in Spanish). 26 April 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-27.Retrieved2015-08-25.
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:CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^abcdDrewes, Lorena (September 2014).El Sector Espacial Argentino[The Argentina Space Sector](PDF)(in Spanish). ARSAT. p. 27.ISBN978-987-45569-0-5.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-09-23.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^"Ley 26.092: Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales".infoleg.gov.ar.Centro de documentación e información, Ministerio de economía y finanzas públicas.Retrieved11 February2016.
- ^Créase el Sistema Argentino de Televisión Digital Terrestre(Decree 1148/2009 PEN) (in Spanish). 31 August 2009.Retrieved2015-08-26.
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:CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^Apruébase el Acuerdo para la conformación del Consejo Asesor del Sistema Argentino de Televisión Digital Terrestre(Resolution 1785/2009 MdPFIPyS) (in Spanish). 18 September 2009.Retrieved2015-08-26.
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:CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^Servicios de Comunicacion Audiovisual(Federal Law 26,522) (in Spanish). 10 October 2008.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^"Sobre CEATSA"[About CEATSA] (in Spanish).CEATSA.Retrieved2015-09-04.
- ^Reglamento sobre Administración, Gestión y Control del Espectro Radioeléctrico. Reglamento de Licencias para Servicios de Telecomunicaciones. Modificación(Decree 2426/2012 PEN) (in Spanish). 13 December 2012.Retrieved2015-08-26.
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:CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^"Registraron a ARSAT como prestadora de servicios móviles"[ARSAT was registered as a cellular phone operator] (in Spanish). Telam. 2013-02-07.Retrieved2015-08-24.
- ^Decreto Nº 671/2014. Déjanse sin efecto artículos(Decree 671/2014 PEJ) (in Spanish). 12 May 2014.Retrieved2015-08-26.
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:CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^"El Gobierno oficializó la licitación del 4G y reconoció que no habrá una empresa estatal de celulares"[Government made the 4G spectrum auction official and recognized that there will not be a public cellular company] (in Spanish). InfoBAE.com. 2014-05-14.Retrieved2015-08-26.
- ^Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2015-08-01)."Nahuel 1A".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^Boado, Gustavo; Nahuys, Hugo (June 2012)."Flying a Crippled Satellite"(PDF).SpaceOps(Paper 1293306). Stockholm: SpaceOps 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-04-09.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^"NSSDC Master Catalog – Nahuel 1A".NASA.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^abMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^Belluscio, Alejandro G. (2014-10-06)."ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitions".NASA SpaceFlight.Retrieved2015-08-25.
- ^"El ARSAT-2 llegó a órbita geoestacionaria"[The ARSAT-2 has reached the geostationary orbit] (in Spanish). ARSAT S.A. 2015-10-10.Retrieved2015-10-10.
- ^"Sin definición estratégica de Macri, ARSAT busca su destino de la mano de privados"[With no strategic decision from Macri, ARSAT searches for a private hand] (in Spanish). Urgente 24. 2016-07-28.Retrieved2016-07-29.
- ^Jewett, Rachel (20 March 2023)."Arsat Taps CPI for ARSAT-SG1 Gateway Systems".Via Satellite.Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^"Turkey seals 1st satellite export deal with Argentina-based firm".Daily Sabah.2021-08-20.Retrieved2021-11-23.
- ^Henry, Caleb (2020-03-19)."Argentine operator Arsat revives plans for third satellite".SpaceNews.Retrieved2020-03-20.