Communication Satellites in South America: A Perspective from Peru

Caballero León C. · Southern Space Studies (2022) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97959-1_2

Resumen

Peru entered the space age in 2016 with the launch of the PerúSAT-1 Earth observation satellite. After five years, this program has proven to be successful and has allowed the development of new capabilities in the space domain at the national level. At the same time, the interest is oriented to decide what will be the future investment projects for the development of new space systems. In this sense, the development of a communications satellite appears as the first project of national necessity to be implemented. Therefore, it is interesting to know the experiences of the countries in the region that have developed their own systems to meet national needs. This study reviews the experiences of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil, the only countries that currently have communications satellites in South America, whose projects have been conducted with their particularities, similarities, and differences. Likewise, these experiences are compared with the Peruvian situation, to learn lessons that can guide the formulation of the Peruvian project. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.