ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima)
Orbit & position
Orbit
GEO
Position
72° W (71.8° W)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—
Hardware
Manufacturer
INVAP
Model
ARSat-Bus
Mass
2900 kg
Launch
Launch date
16 Oct 2014
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Design life
15 yr
Comment
24 Ku-band transponders to provide data, telephone, and television transmission services for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Currently being tested at 81 West orbital position
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