Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT, usually known simply as ARSAT, is an Argentine government-owned telecommunications company incorporated in 2006 as a Sociedad Anónima through the federal law 26.092.[3] At the time of incorporation, its ownership was shared by the Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services (98%) and the Ministry of Economy and Public Finances (2%).[1][2]
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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 |
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| Predecessor | Nahuelsat S.A. |
| Founded | April 26, 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 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] | |
Business lines
Current business products
As of 2014[update], ARSAT had four business lines:[2]
- TDA (Spanish: Televisión Digital Abierta): A country wide digital terrestrial television SATVD-T broadcasting network.[4] The Argentine government ordered a national terrestrial network, where all licensed broadcasting stations can 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 (SSGAT for Spanish: Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones): The Argentine government has decided to fund a national satellite system where all ITU assigned geostationary orbital slots are filled with satellites designed and manufactured locally. It currently includes the ARSAT-1, ARSAT-2 and ARSAT-3.
- Conectar Igualdad (Spanish for Connecting Equality): It's the national program for reducing the digital 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 (ReFeFO for Spanish: 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 certified data center.
- CEATSA: An environmental testing laboratory. While it is physically connected to INVAP's satellite manufacturing facility, ARSAT holds a majority ownership (80% as of 2015).[7]
Former business products
- Libre.ar (cancelled): In December 2012, gave ARSAT a mandate to set up a cellular network that 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
| 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 Centre ELA-2 | GSO 71.8 West | 27 Ku band TPE | Retired on June 7, 2010 | Launched along GE-2[12][13][14][15] |
| ARSAT-1 | 21:43:52, October 16, 2014 (UTC) | Ariane 5ECA (VA220) | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 | GSO 71.8 West | 32 Ku band TPE | Operational | Launched along Intelsat 30[15][16] |
| ARSAT-2 | 20:30:00, September 30, 2015 (UTC) | Ariane 5ECA (VA226) | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 | GSO 81 West | 24 IEEE Ku band TPE and 13 C band TPE | Operational[17][18] | Launched along Sky Muster[2] |
| ARSAT SG-1 | 2025[19] | TBA | TBA | GSO 81 West | multi spot Ka band bent-pipe | In Development | Under construction.[20][21] |
See also
- Nahuelsat S.A.
- CEATSA
- Nahuel 1A
- ARSAT-1
- ARSAT-2
- ARSAT SG-1 (formerly ARSAT-3)
References
External links
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