ARSAT is a telecommunications company of Argentina that provides data transmission, telephone and television services through terrestrial, air and space infrastructure.

ARSAT
ARSAT headquarters in Benavídez, Tigre Partido, Buenos Aires
Native name	Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT
Type	Sociedad Anónima
Industry	Satellite telecommunications Fiber-optic communication Digital television infrastructure Mobile phone infrastructure
Predecessor	Nahuelsat S.A.
Founded	April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Founder	Government of Argentina
Headquarters	Avenida del Libertador 498 – Piso 21, Buenos Aires , Argentina
Area served	Argentina, South America, North America
Key people	Matías BIANCHI VILLELLI (Chairman) Guillermo RUS (Vice-Chairman) Hugo Iván COUSTAU (Director) Fernando PÉREZ (Director) Marcelo TESORO (Director)
Owner	Government of Argentina
Number of employees	400 (June 2014)
Website	arsat.com.ar
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Its facilities are located in Benavídez, Buenos Aires province. From there, it operates the services offered by the geostationary satellites ARSAT-1, ARSAT-2, and SES-14, the Federal Fiber Optic Network, the National Data Center, and provides technical support for Argentine Digital Terrestrial Television services.

The private, foreign-owned company Nahuelsat SA managed the orbital slots awarded to the country by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since 1997. However, since the company had failed to launch the Nahuel II satellite into space, these breaches would have resulted in the revocation of the allocation, leaving the country without any satellite slots.

After Néstor Kirchner took office, the government requested an extension, which was granted by the ITU. However, Nahuelsat declared bankruptcy, entered into a tender process, and liquidated its assets.

Alternatively, in 2004, the government requested a third extension to establish a replacement company, a publicly held corporation, Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A. (ARSAT).