ARSAT2 launched by Argentina
Q. With the launch of ARSAT2, which of the following Latin American countries became the first to build and administer its own domestic satellites?
- Published on 08 Oct 15a. Brazil
b. Venezuela
c. French Guiana
d. Argentina
ANSWER: Argentina
- Argentina joins the United States, China, Russia, Japan, Israel, India and the European Union in the list of countries that have built and managed geostationary satellite programs autonomously after launch of a ARSAT1.
- This new Argentine telecommunications satellite will have coverage over much of the Americas, from the Falklands Islands to as far north as the United States.
