Launch Arsat 1, the first geostationary satellite It will start in minutes into space from Kourou base in French Guiana; after its orbit will provide TV and internet services to Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. The project was coordinated by the Ministry of Planning The project, fully national, required an investment of $ 270 million and allowed Argentina to not lose the orbital position 81, which focuses from America to the Falklands, and also hoped the UK, first in the waiting list of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The construction of the satellite required seven years of development in Argentina Enterprise Satellite Solutions (ARSAT), under the Ministry of Federal Planning, in cooperation with the state company INVAP rionegrina of Bariloche. The launch of ARSAT-1 will be met from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou city after the order give Argentina Ana Caumo engineer, head of construction project INVAP. Half an hour later the Arianne 5 rocket will leave the satellite 300 miles above sea level and from that moment will be the task of the staff and INVAP ARSAT bring ARSAT-1 to position 71.8 degrees west longitude. infobae After the launch we have a ten-day transfer orbit to reach geostationary orbit, explained José Aurelio, Head of Satellite Operations Station Earthly Benavidez. During this period the Argentine technicians will make a series of maneuvers and calculations to ensure that the satellite remains in its position and 36,000 miles up steadily. From the orbital position 71.8 degrees south satellite illuminate American hemisphere: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. Alternatives Argentine satellite launch will be broadcast on Public Television, from 17:30, with a special live program with moving from French Guiana and the earth station Benavidez. Planning Minister Julio de Vido, predicted that people INVAP and ARSAT and working to launch the ARSAT-2 by mid next year. And he noted that the planned ARSAT-3 and the possibilities for ARSAT-4 are analyzed, so that Argentina is projected to important development. The ARSAT-1 will cover the entire national territory, and the ARSAT-2 will reach the entire South American continent, are working with (the Secretary of Communications) Norberto Berner to bring together all the Latin American countries with agencies space in a common space as they do in the European Union, explained the official Kirchner. The Minister of Science and Technology, Lino Barañao, said that there is no certainty about the exact time of the launch, because it is subject to climatic conditions. And as for the characteristics of the satellite, he said: Its a technology that is not handled in any country, a history of training engineers and physicists are required. On the contribution to the country, summed up: What is going to give a greater area coverage, reach more distant regions, especially in communication signals, mainly on television. The economic benefits were also included in the analysis Barañao.. For the moment we will generate savings in rent satellite services If we can manufacture for others, this will generate foreign exchange earnings is possible that the satellite can rent, because it could cover other countries in the region. In this regard, Minister De Vido said: Today Argentina has to pay him $ 25 million annually to companies providing satellite services, this will not only allow these savings, but encouraged and more than three thousand jobs qualified in telecommunications. What is? The ARSAT-1 transmitted through Ku-band channels 24 and the team will have a lifespan of 15 years, according to data published on the Web site of the state company. It will also carry video signals to cable operators, will provide service TDH (Direct to Home TV), data transmission and corporate telephony, and Internet access via VSAT antennas. ARSAT President, Matías Bianchi, said that this technological development will allow concrete benefits getting to rural schools or other places that are not accessible through fiber optics, plus progressively lower cell phone rates , cable and internet.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 03:30:09 +0000
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