Argentina’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Satellite Boom and What’s Next
Argentina launched its first rockets in the 1960s and established its civilian space agency, CONAE, in 1991. CONAE has placed six satellites in orbit, including the SAOCOM radar pair launched in 2018 and 2020. State-owned ARSAT operates communications satellites and plans to launch a high-throughput broadband satellite by 2025. Argentina partners with NASA, ESA, Italy, and China on satellite missions and deep-space tracking.