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ARSAT
Native name
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT
Company typeSociedad Anónima
Industry
PredecessorNahuelsat S.A.
FoundedApril 26, 2006(2006-04-26)inBuenos Aires,Argentina
FounderGovernment of Argentina
HeadquartersAvenida del Libertador 498 – Piso 21,
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
Area served
Argentina,South America,North America
Key people
  • Matías BIANCHI VILLELLI (Chairman)
  • Guillermo RUS (Vice-Chairman)
  • Hugo Iván COUSTAU (Director)
  • Fernando PÉREZ (Director)
  • Marcelo TESORO (Director)
OwnerGovernment of Argentina
Number of employees
400 (June 2014)
Websitearsat.com.ar
Footnotes / references
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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

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Current business products

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As of 2014,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

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  • 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

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Satellite Launch (UTC) Launch Vehicle Launch Site Orbit Payload Status Notes
Nahuel 1A 22:04:00, January 30, 1997 (UTC)(1997-01-30T22:04:00Z) 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)(2014-10-16T21:43:52Z) 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)(2015-09-30T20:30:00Z) 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

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References

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  1. ^abEmpresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales(Federal Law 26,092) (in Spanish). 26 April 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-27.Retrieved2015-08-25.{{cite report}}:CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^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.
  3. ^"Ley 26.092: Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales".infoleg.gov.ar.Centro de documentación e información, Ministerio de economía y finanzas públicas.Retrieved11 February2016.
  4. ^Créase el Sistema Argentino de Televisión Digital Terrestre(Decree 1148/2009 PEN) (in Spanish). 31 August 2009.Retrieved2015-08-26.{{cite report}}:CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^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.{{cite report}}:CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^Servicios de Comunicacion Audiovisual(Federal Law 26,522) (in Spanish). 10 October 2008.Retrieved2015-08-25.
  7. ^"Sobre CEATSA"[About CEATSA] (in Spanish).CEATSA.Retrieved2015-09-04.
  8. ^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.{{cite report}}:CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^"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.
  10. ^Decreto Nº 671/2014. Déjanse sin efecto artículos(Decree 671/2014 PEJ) (in Spanish). 12 May 2014.Retrieved2015-08-26.{{cite report}}:CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. ^"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.
  12. ^Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2015-08-01)."Nahuel 1A".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved2015-08-25.
  13. ^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.
  14. ^"NSSDC Master Catalog – Nahuel 1A".NASA.Retrieved2015-08-25.
  15. ^abMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved2015-08-25.
  16. ^Belluscio, Alejandro G. (2014-10-06)."ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitions".NASA SpaceFlight.Retrieved2015-08-25.
  17. ^"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.
  18. ^"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.
  19. ^Jewett, Rachel (20 March 2023)."Arsat Taps CPI for ARSAT-SG1 Gateway Systems".Via Satellite.Retrieved14 December2023.
  20. ^"Turkey seals 1st satellite export deal with Argentina-based firm".Daily Sabah.2021-08-20.Retrieved2021-11-23.
  21. ^Henry, Caleb (2020-03-19)."Argentine operator Arsat revives plans for third satellite".SpaceNews.Retrieved2020-03-20.
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