Barreira do Inferno Launch Center explained

Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
Nativename:Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno
Type:Military base
Spaceport
Operator:Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Space Agency
Location:Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Built:1965
Used:1965 - present
Coordinates:-5.925°N -35.1631°W
Website:www.clbi.cta.br

The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; '''CLBI''',) is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965,[1] and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has been used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers in altitude.

It provides tracking support for launches from the Alcântara Launch Center and Guiana Space Centre.

Launches

The following rockets have been launched from CLBI:[2]

Projected

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.clbi.cta.br/new/variados.php?tp=missao Centro De Lançamento Da Barreira Do Iinferno
  2. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/natal.htm Natal