Saocom’s project places local science and industry at the forefront

The launch of the Saocom 1B satellite, a twin of its predecessor, 1A, in orbit since October 2018, was scheduled for March 30. Like so many things that the coronavirus pandemic delayed, the launch of Saocom 1B aboard the rocket SpaceX's Falcon 9 was postponed, and will finally materialize next Saturday. For Argentina, the leap into these devices constitutes a true milestone in terms of science and development, since the Synthetic Aperture Radar technology was totally unknown.

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Globales · Satellites25/01/2024

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Uruguay · Regulation17/01/2024

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Argentina · Satellites08/01/2024

Starlink and the deregulation of the satellite services market in Argentina

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Globales · Satellites · Spectrum13/12/2023

At WRC 23, GEOs twisted the arm of Non-GEOs

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Globales · Satellites · Spectrum29/11/2023

Geopolitics dominates the second week of WRC-23 and brings the Non-GEO constellations into debate

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