ARSAT-3

ARSAT-3
Mission type Communication
Operator ARSAT
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft ARSAT-3
Bus ARSAT-3K (enhanced)[1]
Manufacturer INVAP
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 2019 [2]
Rocket Ariane 5ECA
Launch site Kourou ELA-3
Contractor Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 81° West[3]
Transponders
Band multi spot Ka band bent-pipe[1]
Coverage area Argentina
ARSAT Satellite Fleet
← ARSAT-2 ARSAT-4 →

ARSAT-3 is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by ARSAT and being designed by the Argentine company INVAP.[4] ARSAT-3 is expected to be launched on from French Guiana on an Ariane 5ECA rocket.[5] It is expected to be located at 81° West longitude geostationary slot.[6] ARSAT-3 will be the third geostationary satellite built in INVAP, after ARSAT-1 and ARSAT-2. The ARSAT-3 will introduce an enhanced bus platform that will enable enhanced services.[1][7]

ARSAT-3 will be a multi-spot Ka band bent-pipe design that will offer Internet access at cable costs.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "En Bariloche, INVAP ya trabaja en la construcción del nuevo satélite ARSAT 3" [In Bariloche, INVAP is already working manufacturing the ARSAT-3] (in Spanish). El Cordillerano. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Arianespace signe avec l'argentin ARSAT" [Arianespace signs accord with argentinian ARSAT]. Le Figaro (in French). 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-10-01. D'une masse d'environ 3 tonnes au décollage, ARSAT-3 sera lancé en 2019 par Ariane 5 depuis le Centre Spatial guyanais.
  3. ↑ "ARSAT 3". SatBeams. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. ↑ "ARSAT Satellites". INVAP. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Autoridades argentinas presentes por la histórica partida del satélite Arsat-1" [Argentine authorities present for historic launch of ARSAT-2] (in Spanish). Telam. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  6. 1 2 Drewes, Lorena (September 2014). El Sector Espacial Argentino [The Argentina Space Sector] (PDF) (in Spanish). ARSAT. p. 27. ISBN 978-987-45569-0-5. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  7. 1 2 "Matías Bianchi: "Arsat-3 tiene desarrollo de nueva plataforma"" [Matías Bianchi states "Arsat-3 includes the development of a new platform"] (in Spanish). Argentina en el Espacio. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

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