ARSAT

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ARSAT headquarters in Benavídez, Tigre Partido, Buenos Aires
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT
Private
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Nahuelsat S.A.
April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Government of Argentina
Avenida del Libertador 498 – Piso 21, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina, South America, North America
Matías BIANCHI VILLELLI (Chairman)Guillermo RUS (Vice-Chairman)Hugo Iván COUSTAU (Director)Fernando PÉREZ (Director)Marcelo TESORO (Director)
Government of Argentina
400 (June 2014)
arsat.com.ar
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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. 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%).

As of 2014, ARSAT had four business lines:

• TDA (Spanish: Televisión Digital Abierta): A country wide digital terrestrial television SATVD-T broadcasting network. The Argentine government ordered a national terrestrial network, where all licensed broadcasting stations can get their programs transmitted through the common system. 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).

• Libre.ar (cancelled): In December 2012, gave ARSAT a mandate to set up a cellular network that would be open to small operators. This was possible because the Government had kept a set of frequency bands for a national network operator. The program never materialized and just 18 months later the frequencies were put up for auction.

Satellite	Launch (UTC)	Launch Vehicle	Launch site	Orbit	Payload	Status	Notes
Nahuel 1A	22:04, January 30, 1997 (UTC) (1997-01-30T22:04:00Z)	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
ARSAT-1	21:43:52, October 16, 2014 (UTC) (2014-10-16T21:43:52Z)	Ariane 5ECA (VA220)	Guiana Space Centre ELA-3	GSO 71.8 West	32 Ku band TPE	Operational	Launched along Intelsat 30
ARSAT-2	20:30, September 30, 2015 (UTC) (2015-09-30T20:30:00Z)	Ariane 5ECA (VA226)	Guiana Space Centre ELA-3	GSO 81 West	24 IEEE Ku band TPE and 13 C band TPE	Operational	Launched along Sky Muster
ARSAT SG-1	2025	TBA	TBA	GSO 81 West	multi spot Ka band bent-pipe	In Development	Under construction.

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• CEATSA
• Nahuel 1A
• ARSAT-1
• ARSAT-2
• ARSAT SG-1 (formerly ARSAT-3)

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• Official website