ARSAT-1
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ARSAT-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by AR-SAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP.[2] ARSAT-1 was launched into orbit on October 16, 2014, from French Guiana alongside Intelsat-30 satellite using an Ariane 5 rocket.[3][4] It is expected to be located at 72° West longitude geostationary slot. ARSAT-1 is the first geostationary satellite built in Latin America. Total cost of the satellite is 270 million US dollars.[5]
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | AR-SAT |
COSPAR ID | 2014-062B |
SATCAT no. | 40272 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | ARSAT-1 |
Bus | ARSAT-3K |
Manufacturer | INVAP Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 2,985 kilograms (6,581 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 October 2014, 21:43 (2014-10-16UTC21:43Z) UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 72° West |
Perigee altitude | 35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 0.02 degrees[1] |
Period | 1436.13 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 24 January 2015, 05:32:19 UTC[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 IEEE Ku band |
Coverage area | Southern South America |
ARSAT-1 Mission Logo ARSAT Satellite Fleet |
ARSAT-1 carries a total of 24 IEEE Ku band (NATO J-band) transponders. Twelve will be operating at 36 MHz, eight at 54 MHz and four at 72 MHz, for a total bandwidth of 1152 MHz.[6] It will offer a wide range of telecommunications, data transmission, telephone and television services mainly across all of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay including direct broadcast TV in the ISDB-S standard.[7][8]