Accomplishments

• Ten year program to develop a commercial Little LEO system.

• Established LatinSat in 1993.

• September 12, 1995: Obtained the Little LEO license from Argentine CNC.

• April 17, 1997: Achieved that the Secretariat of Communications, Nation's Presidency, resolve to be the Notifying Administration before the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - Res. S.C. No. 635.

• July 2, 1997: The ITU, with headquarters in Geneve, Switzerland, issues the Advanced Publication on the LatinSat satellite network.

• February 4, 2000: Obtained the International License from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

• December 20, 2002: Successfully launched our first two LatinSat-A and LatinSat-B satellites.

Key Technical Points

• Proven Technology

• Valuable Little LEO License

• Prototype System Demonstrated

• Successful Field Trials

• Satellites Under Construction

• Successful Launch of the First Two LatinSats

• Modest Capital Requirements

LatinSat Success Factors

• Innovative system architecture

• International operating license

• Best choice of operating frequencies

• Proven satellite technology

• Piggyback launch opportunities

• Simple, automated ground control stations

• Graduated deployment strategy

• Focused market niche

Low Cost System Concept

Internet Communications Infrastructure

Ground Segment

 

First User Terminal (1996)     Coverage of one LatinSat satellite in a space orbit