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Argentina creates history, launches its first home-built satellite

Buenos Aires: Argentina on Thursday launched its first domestically built communications satellite- ARSAT-1, from Kourou in French Guyana. The ARSAT-1 satellite is the first to be constructed with local technology in Latin America. Thusrday’s launch is being seen as a historic day for the nation led by Cristina Fernández. “ARSAT-1 is on its way to space.” tweeted President Cristina Fernández shortly after the launch via her Twitter account. The satellite […]