ARSAT-1
ARSAT-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by AR-SAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP. ARSAT-1 was launched into orbit on October 16, 2014, from French Guiana alongside Intelsat-30 satellite using an Ariane 5 rocket. 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.
ARSAT-1 in INVAP. | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| 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 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) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.02 degrees |
| Period | 1436.13 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 January 2015, 05:32:19 UTC |
| 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. 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.