# ARSAT

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%).

## Business lines
### Current business products

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 m$^2$ (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).

### 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. 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.

## Satellites

| Satellite | Launch (UTC) | Launch Vehicle | Launch Site | Orbit | Payload | Status | Notes |
| Nahuel 1A | 22:04:00, January 30, 1997 (UTC) (1997-01-30T22:04:00Z) | Ariane 44L (V93) | Guiana Space Centre ELA-2 | GSO 71.8 West | 27 K$_u$ 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 K$_u$ band TPE | Operational | Launched along Intelsat 30 |
| ARSAT-2 | 20:30:00, September 30, 2015 (UTC) (2015-09-30T20:30:00Z) | Ariane 5ECA (VA226) | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 | GSO 81 West | 24 IEEE K$_u$ band TPE and 13 C band TPE | Operational | Launched along Sky Muster |
| ARSAT SG-1 | 2025 | TBA | TBA | GSO 81 West | multi spot K$_a$ band bent-pipe | In Development | Under construction. |