ARSAT explained

ARSAT
Native Name:	Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT
Native Name Lang:	es
Type:	Sociedad Anónima
Predecessor:	Nahuelsat S.A.
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Founded:	in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hq Location:	Avenida del Libertador 498 – Piso 21
Hq Location City:	Buenos Aires
Hq Location Country:	Argentina
Areas Served:	-->
Profit:	-->
Profit Year:	-->
Num Employees:	400
Num Employees Year:	June 2014

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.^[1] 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%).^{[2] [3]}

Business lines

Current business products

, ARSAT had four business lines:

• TDA : 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): 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): The Argentine government has funded a 52000km (32,000miles) 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 4200m2 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
Nahuel 1A		Ariane 44L (V93)		GSO 71.8 West			Launched along GE-2^[12] ^[13] ^[14] ^[15]
		Ariane 5ECA (VA220)		GSO 71.8 West			Launched along Intelsat 30^[16]
		Ariane 5ECA (VA226)	Guiana Space Centre ELA-3	GSO 81 West	24 IEEE Ku band TPE and 13 C band TPE	^[17] ^[18]	Launched along Sky Muster
	2025^[19]			GSO 81 West	multi spot Ka band bent-pipe		Under construction.^[20] ^[21]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ley 26.092: Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales. infoleg.gov.ar. Centro de documentación e información, Ministerio de economía y finanzas públicas. 11 February 2016.
2. Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales. Federal Law. 26,092. 2006. Spanish. 26 April 2006. 2015-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427134617/http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/115000-119999/115886/norma.htm. 2016-04-27.
3. Book: Drewes, Lorena. El Sector Espacial Argentino. The Argentina Space Sector. ARSAT. 27. September 2014. 978-987-45569-0-5. es. PDF. 2015-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923173941/http://www.arsat.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/el_sector_espacial_argentino1.pdf. 2015-09-23. dead.
4. Créase el Sistema Argentino de Televisión Digital Terrestre.. Decree. 1148/2009 PEN. 2009. Spanish. 31 August 2009. 2015-08-26.
5. Apruébase el Acuerdo para la conformación del Consejo Asesor del Sistema Argentino de Televisión Digital Terrestre.. Resolution. 1785/2009 MdPFIPyS. 2009. Spanish. 18 September 2009. 2015-08-26.
6. Servicios de Comunicacion Audiovisual. Federal Law. 26,522. es. 10 October 2008. 2015-08-25.
7. Web site: Sobre CEATSA. About CEATSA. CEATSA. 2015-09-04. es.
8. Reglamento sobre Administración, Gestión y Control del Espectro Radioeléctrico. Reglamento de Licencias para Servicios de Telecomunicaciones. Modificación.. Decree. 2426/2012 PEN. 2012. Spanish. 13 December 2012. 2015-08-26.
9. Web site: Registraron a ARSAT como prestadora de servicios móviles. ARSAT was registered as a cellular phone operator. 2013-02-07. Telam. es. 2015-08-24.
10. Decreto Nº 671/2014. Déjanse sin efecto artículos.. Decree. 671/2014 PEJ. 2014. Spanish. 12 May 2014. 2015-08-26.
11. Web site: 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. 2014-05-14. InfoBAE.com. es. 2015-08-26.
12. Web site: Nahuel 1A. Krebs. Gunter Dirk. Gunter's Space Page. 2015-08-01. 2015-08-25.
13. Boado. Gustavo. Nahuys. Hugo. June 2012. Flying a Crippled Satellite. dead. PDF. SpaceOps. Stockholm. SpaceOps 2012. Paper 1293306. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409081325/http://www.spaceops2012.org/proceedings/documents/id1293306-Paper-002.pdf. 2016-04-09. 2015-08-25.
14. Web site: NSSDC Master Catalog – Nahuel 1A. NASA. 2015-08-25.
15. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2015-08-25.
16. Web site: ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitions. Belluscio. Alejandro G.. NASA SpaceFlight. 2014-10-06. 2015-08-25.
17. Web site: El ARSAT-2 llegó a órbita geoestacionaria. The ARSAT-2 has reached the geostationary orbit. ARSAT S.A.. 2015-10-10. 2015-10-10. es.
18. Web site: 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. Urgente 24. es. 2016-07-28. 2016-07-29.
19. Web site: Jewett . Rachel . Arsat Taps CPI for ARSAT-SG1 Gateway Systems . Via Satellite . 20 March 2023 . 14 December 2023.
20. Web site: Turkey seals 1st satellite export deal with Argentina-based firm . . 2021-08-20 . 2021-11-23.
21. Web site: Henry . Caleb . Argentine operator Arsat revives plans for third satellite . . 2020-03-19 . 2020-03-20.