from an aerospace base in India. The assembly took five years and was conducted by teachers and students of the university. They called Pehuensat-1 in reference to the monkey-puzzle tree, an ancient tree and native to the Andean Patagonian forest. The Argentine satellite weighs 6 pounds, goes into orbit about 640 miles high and traveling at a speed around the Earth of 25 000 kilometers per hour. It has an aluminum body structure and space-like solar panels on one side. The electronics consists of a transmitter, a computer and two packs of batteries that are recharged with solar energy. Also responsible for transmitting antenna to Earth parameters. See also Science and Education in Argentina Argentine Higher Education Official Site Argentine Universities References External links Comahue 1972 establishments in Argentina Educational institutions established in 1972 Universities in Chubut Province Universities in Neuquén Province Universities in Río Negro Province