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Key space-program milestones Argentina, in 1 edition.

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  • 1961-1967 - launched first rocket (Alfa Centauro) and was first country in Latin America to send an animal into space
  • 1997 - first domestically built communications satellite (Nahuel-1A) launched on European satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
  • 2007 - launch of first sub-orbital test rocket for domestic SLV (Tronador) project
  • 2018 - first domestically built, synthetic-aperture-radar remote sensing satellite (SAOCOM 1A) launched by US
  • 2020-2021 - worked with Mexico to create the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE)
  • 2023 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration
  • 2025 - continued development of two-stage Tronador SLV

1961-1967 - launched first rocket (Alfa Centauro) and was first country in Latin America to send an animal into space
1997 - first domestically built communications satellite (Nahuel-1A) launched on European satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
2007 - launch of first sub-orbital test rocket for domestic SLV (Tronador) project
2018 - first domestically built, synthetic-aperture-radar remote sensing satellite (SAOCOM 1A) launched by US
2020-2021 - worked with Mexico to create the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE)
2023 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration
2025 - continued development of two-stage Tronador SLV

Central Intelligence Agency. “Argentina: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/argentina/key-space-program-milestones.

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