ARSAT-1

ARSAT-1
ARSAT-1 in INVAP.
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorAR-SAT
COSPAR ID2014-062B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40272
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftARSAT-1
BusARSAT-3K
ManufacturerINVAP
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass2,985 kilograms (6,581 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date16 October 2014, 21:43 (2014-10-16UTC21:43Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5ECA
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude72° West
Perigee altitude35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[1]
Inclination0.02 degrees[1]
Period1436.13 minutes[1]
Epoch24 January 2015, 05:32:19 UTC[1]
Transponders
Band24 IEEE Ku band
Coverage areaSouthern South America
ARSAT-1 Mission Logo
ARSAT-1 Mission Logo
ARSAT Satellite Fleet

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]

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]

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