List of Brazilian satellites explained

This list covers all satellites developed totally or partially in Brazil. Brazil does not currently have orbital launch capability and has historically had to rely on other countries.

List

Scientific and remote sensing

Key:
DesignationClassLaunchDeploymentMission statusSummary
DateSiteVehicleDateOrbitVehicle
1990s
Dove-OSCAR 17Cubesat22 January 1990 Kourou Space Centre Ariane 40 H1022 January 1990Low Earth OrbitN/AOperated until March 1998.[1] Brazil's first privately designed amateur radio satellite.
SCD-1Satellite9 February 1993 Kennedy Space Center Pegasus 003/F39 February 1993Low Earth OrbitN/AIn operation.First satellite developed by INPE.[2]
SCD-2ASatellite2 November 1997 Alcântara Space Center VLS-1 V1N/AN/AN/ADestroyed at launch.[3] Second satellite developed by INPE.
SCD-2Satellite23 October 1998 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Pegasus23 October 1998Low Earth OrbitN/AIn operation.Third satellite developed by INPE.[4]
CBERS-1Satellite14 October 1999 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B14 October 1999Sun-synchronous orbitN/ADecommissioned in August 2003.First satellite from the program CBERS.[5]
SACI-1MicrosatelliteIt lost contact shortly after entering orbit.[6] It aimed to carry out university experiments selected by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. The programme was terminated after the loss of the second satellite.
SACI-2Microsatellite11 December 1999 Alcântara Space Center VLS-1 V2N/AN/AN/ADestroyed at launch.[7]
2000s
CBERS-2Satellite21 October 2003 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B21 October 2003Low Earth OrbitN/ADecommissioned in January 2009.Second satellite from the program CBERS.[8]
SATECMicrosatellite25 August 2003 Alcântara Space Center VLS-1 V3N/AN/AN/ADestroyed during pre-launch tests on the platform due to the 2003 Alcântara VLS accident.Developed by INPE.
UNOSATNanosatelliteDeveloped by University North of Paraná.
CBERS-2BSatellite19 September 2007 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B19 September 2007Sun-synchronous orbitN/ADecommissioned in April 2010.Third satellite from the program CBERS.[9]
2010s
CBERS-3Satellite9 December 2013 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4BN/AN/AN/APremature re-entry due to rocket failure.[10] Fourth satellite from the program CBERS.
Nanosatellite19 June 2014 Dombarovsky Air Base Dnepr19 June 2014Low Earth OrbitN/AIn operation (2019).[11] Developed under an agreement between UFSM and INPE.[12]
CBERS-4Satellite7 December 2014 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B7 December 2014Sun-synchronous orbitN/AIn operation.Fifth satellite from the program CBERS.[13]
AESP-14Nanosatellite10 January 2015 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Falcon 9 v1.15 February 2015ISS Kibō[14] Considered inoperative after failing to open an antenna.[15] Developed by INPE and ITA.[16]
Nanosatellite18 August 2015 Tanegashima Space Center H-IIB17 September 2015ISS Kibō[17] Re-entry on 27 March 2016.[18] Project created by AEB in partnership with universities.[19]
Tancredo-1Picosatellite9 December 2016 Tanegashima Space Center H-IIB16 January 2017ISS Kibō[20] Re-entry on 18 October 2017.[21] Educational project at the Tancredo Neves Municipal School in Ubatuba.
Microsatellite3 December 2018 Vandenberg Air Force Base Falcon 9 Block 53 December 2018Low Earth OrbitN/AIn orbit (2020).[22] Project developed by ITA, AEB and INPE.
Satellite20 December 2019 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Long March 4B20 December 2019Sun-synchronous orbitN/AIn operation (2021).[23] Sixth satellite from the program CBERS.[24]
NanosatelliteIn operation (2020).[25] Developed by students from UFSC in partnership with AEB.
2020s
Amazônia-1Satellite28 February 2022 Satish Dhawan Space Centre PSLV-C5128 February 2022Polar orbitN/AIn operation (2021).[26] Developed by INPE and AEB. It is the first satellite developed and built entirely in Brazil.[27]
Nanosatellite22 March 2021 Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz-222 March 2021Low Earth OrbitN/AIn operation (2021).[28] Built in partnership between INPE and UFSM.[29]
Pion-BR1Picosatellite13 January 2022 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Falcon 9 Block 513 January 2022Low Earth OrbitN/AIn operation (2022).[30] Developed by, it is the first Brazilian produced satellite developed by a startup.[31]
Alpha CruxPicosatellite1 April 2022 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Falcon 9 Block 51 April 2022Low Earth orbitN/AIn orbit (2022).Developed by University of Brasília, in partnership with the Brazilian Space Agency.[32]
Carcará IMicrosatellite25 May 2022 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Falcon 9 Block 525 May 2022Low Earth OrbitN/AIn orbit (2022).Remote sensing radar satellite of the Brazilian Air Force, part of the Lessonia-1 Project, produced by the Finnish company ICEYE.[33] [34] [35]
Carcará II
SPORTMicrosatellite21 November 2022 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Falcon 9 Block 521 November 2022Low Earth OrbitN/AReentry in October 2023.[36] Scintilation Prediction Observations Research Task, project developed in a paterneship between ITA, NASA, INPE and American universities.[37]
VCUB-1Nanosatelite15 April 2023 Vandenberg Air Force Base Falcon 9 Block 515 April 2023Low Earth OrbitN/AIn orbit (2023).Developed by the Brazilian joint-venture Visiona (Embraer and Telebrás), for Earth observation and data collection.[38]

ProSAME

Projects going through the Procedure for Selection and Adoption of Space Missions of the Brazilian Space Agency.[39]

7 December 2023 meeting!Name!Institution!Type
Missão Programa Microgravidade AEBSpace sciences
NanoMIRAX 2[40] INPEAstronomy
SABIA-Mar INPE / CONAEEarth observation
Galileo Solar Space Telescope[41] INPESpace sciences
Amazônia-1B INPEEarth observation
AQUAE Mission[42] INPE
BIOMESAT[43] INPE
Constelação Catarina-Frota A INPE
CBERS-6 INPE / CAST
EQUARS[44] INPE
Garatéa-L AirvantisMoon orbiter[45]
SelenITA ITA
ITASAT 2 ITASpace climate
MAPSAR INPEEarth observation

Telecommunication

Brazilian satellites, but produced abroad:

SatelliteManufacturerRocketLaunch dateStatus
Brasilsat A1 Spar Aerospace[46] Ariane V128 February 1985[47] Retired in March 2002.
Brasilsat A2 Spar Aerospace Ariane 3[48] 28 March 1986Retired in February 2004.
Brasilsat B1 Hughes[49] Ariane V66[50] 10 August 1994Retired in December 2010.
Brasilsat B2 Hughes Ariane V71[51] 28 March 1995Retired in June 2018
Brasilsat B3 Hughes Ariane V105[52] 4 February 1998Retired in August 2018.
Brasilsat B4 Hughes Ariane V131[53] 17 August 2000Retired in June 2021
Estrela do Sul SSL Zenit-3SL18 January 2004[54] ?
Star One C12/ Thales Alenia Space Ariane3 February 2005In operation.
Star One C1/ Thales Alenia Space[55] Ariane #17914 November 2007In operation.
Star One C2 Alcatel-Lucent[56] Ariane 518 April 2008[57] Em operação.
Star One C3 Orbital Sciences Corporation[58] Ariane 510 November 2012In operation (2022).[59]
Star One C4 SSL Ariane VA224[60] 15 July 2015In operation.
Star One D1 SSL[61] Ariane21 December 2016In operation.
SGDC-1/ Thales Alenia Space[62] Ariane 5[63] 4 May 2017In operation (2020).
Star One D2 SSL Ariane 5 VA2545[64] 30 July 2021In operation (2021).

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DOVE (DOVE-OSCAR 17, DO 17). 2022-05-16.
  2. Web site: SCD-1: um fenômeno do mundo dos satélites. 2017-03-03. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  3. News: Foguete brasileiro fracassa, é destruído e cai no mar . Folha de São Paulo. Ricardo Bolanume Neto. 1997-11-03. 2022-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222012233/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ciencia/fe031101.htm. 2020-12-22. live. pt-br.
  4. Web site: Satélite brasileiro SCD-2 completa 10 anos no dia 22 de outubro. 2008-10-21. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  5. Web site: Lançamento CBERS-1. 2018-02-05. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  6. News: O vexame do Saci. 1999-10-27. 2022-05-16. VEJA. https://web.archive.org/web/20030508143006/https://veja.abril.com.br/271099/p_145.html. 2003-05-08. dead. pt-br.
  7. Web site: Inpe cancela programa de microssatélites, após fracasso com Saci-2. 1999-12-12. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  8. Web site: Lançamento CBERS-2. 2022-05-16. 2018-02-05. pt-br.
  9. Web site: Lançamento CBERS-2B. 2022-05-16. 2018-02-05. pt-br.
  10. Web site: Lançamento CBERS-3. 2022-05-16. 2018-02-05.
  11. Web site: Primeiro cubesat brasileiro completa 5 anos de operação em órbita. 2019-06-21. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  12. Web site: Missão do NanosatC-Br1. 2021-06-22. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  13. Web site: Lançamento CBERS-4. pt-br. 2018-02-05. 2022-05-16.
  14. Web site: CUBESAT BRASILEIRO LANÇADO COM SUCESSO DA ESTAÇÃO ESPACIAL INTERNACIONAL . 2015-02-05. 2022-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208025128/http://www.aeb.gov.br/cubsat-brasileiro-lancado-com-sucesso-da-estacao-espacial-internacional/. 2015-02-08. dead. pt-br.
  15. Web site: Antena falha, e nanossatélite brasileiro não consegue entrar em operação . 2015-03-04. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  16. Web site: AESP-14. 2022-05-16.
  17. Web site: Nanossatélite Serpens está em órbita e tem sinais captados no Brasil. 2015-09-18. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  18. Web site: Nanossatélite Serpens se desintegra na atmosfera terrestre. 2016-04-06. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  19. Web site: Satélite desenvolvido em parceria com a UFSC é lançado no Japão. 2015-08-20. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  20. Web site: Satélite de escola pública de Ubatuba, a bordo de foguete japonês, será enviado nesta sexta-feira para ISS . 2016-12-08. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  21. Web site: Tancredo-1. 2022-05-16.
  22. Web site: Nanossatélite ITASAT 1 completa dois anos em órbita. 2020-12-07. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  23. Web site: Primeiro satélite 100% brasileiro, Amazônia-1 é lançado ao espaço . 2021-02-28. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  24. Web site: Lançamento CBERS 04A. 2020-07-08. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  25. Web site: FloripaSat-1 completa sete meses na órbita da Terra e valida módulos de software e hardware. 2020-07-30. 2022-05-15. pt-br.
  26. Web site: Imagens do satélite Amazonia-1 já estão disponíveis — e qualquer um pode acessar. 2021-07-30. 2022-05-16.
  27. Web site: Amazonia-1, o 1º satélite 100% brasileiro, é lançado com sucesso de base indiana . 2021-02-28. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  28. Web site: Primeiros sinais do NanoSatC-BR2 recebidos com sucesso. 2021-03-23. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  29. Web site: Após adiamento, satélite brasileiro NanoSatC-Br2 é colocado em órbita . 2021-03-22. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  30. Web site: SpaceX manda satélite brasileiro Pion-BR1 para o espaço. 2022-01-13. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  31. Web site: PION, o primeiro satélite brasileiro de uma startup, foi lançado pela SpaceX. 2022-01-13. 2022-05-16. pt-br.
  32. Web site: UnB lança satélite que permite comunicação em áreas onde não há sinal de telefonia no país. 2022-04-03. 2022-07-07. pt-br.
  33. Web site: SpaceX, empresa de Elon Musk, vai lançar satélites brasileiros. 2022-05-24. 2022-05-25. pt-br.
  34. Web site: Brasil envia dois satélites ao espaço em foguete da SpaceX; confira. pt-br . 2022-05-25. 2022-05-25.
  35. News: Sale of Finnish microsatellite to Brazil raises criticism. News . 2021-01-12. 2022-05-25.
  36. Web site: Ata de Reunião da AEB. 2024-02-19. 2024-02-22. Observatório AEB. 3. pt-BR.
  37. Web site: Satélite SPORT é lançado com sucesso!. 2022-11-28. 2023-04-17. Agência Espacial Brasileira. pt-br.
  38. Web site: VCUB1, satélite desenvolvido pela Visiona, joint-venture entre a Embraer e a Telebras, é lançado nos EUA. 2023-04-15. 2023-04-16. pt-BR.
  39. Web site: ProSAME. Observatório AEB. pt-BR.
  40. Web site: Agência Espacial Brasileira investe na missão científica NanoMIRAX. 2021-07-15. 2024-02-23. Agência Espacial Brasileira. pt-br.
  41. Web site: Soares. Fernanda. A Missão Telescópio Solar Espacial Galileo e a Batalha contra o Negacionismo . 2023-09-25. 2024-02-23. pt-BR.
  42. Web site: AEB aprova novas missões espaciais para o Programa Espacial Brasileiro. 2023-06-20. 2024-02-23. Revista Foguetes Brasileiros. pt-BR.
  43. Web site: INPE e AEB realizam revisão da missão de sensoriamento remoto BiomeSat. 2023-05-17. 2024-02-23. MundoGEO. pt-br.
  44. Web site: Missão do satélite EQUARS é avaliada por especialistas do INPE e AEB. 2019-10-25. 2024-02-23. www.inpe.br. pt-br.
  45. Web site: Nogueira. Salvador. Mensageiro Sideral: ITA construirá espaçonave para missão lunar com a Nasa. 2023-07-23. 2024-02-23. Folha de S.Paulo. pt-BR.
  46. Web site: Brasilsat specifications. 2022-05-18.
  47. Encyclopedia: Brasilsat A1. The Satellite Encyclopedia. Jean-Philippe Donnio. en. 2022-02-08.
  48. Web site: Brasilsat A2. 2022-05-18.
  49. Web site: Brasilsat B's specifications. 2022-05-18.
  50. Web site: Brasilsat B1. 2022-05-18.
  51. Web site: Brasilsat B2. 2022-05-18.
  52. Web site: Brasilsat B3. 2022-05-18.
  53. Web site: Brasilsat B4. 2022-05-18.
  54. Web site: Estrela do Sul. 2022-05-18.
  55. Web site: Brasilsat C1. 2022-05-18.
  56. Web site: Star One C2 folheto. pt-br. 2022-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113083123/http://www.starone.com.br/internas/biblioteca/pdf/folhetoC2.pdf. 2012-01-13. dead.
  57. Web site: Embratel lança com sucesso o satélite Star One C2. 2008-04-18. 2022-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815141525/http://www.starone.com.br/internas/noticias/release_interna2.jsp. 2020-08-15. dead.
  58. Web site: Embratel anuncia lançamento do satélite Star One C3. pt-br . 2022-05-18.
  59. Web site: Anatel prorroga direito de exploração do StarOne C3 para até 2029. pt-br. 2022-03-03. 2022-05-18.
  60. Web site: Brasilsat C4. 2022-05-18.
  61. Web site: Sar One D1. 2022-05-18.
  62. Web site: Tecnologia absorvida do SGDC-1 potencializa desenvolvimento de produtos que podem ser comercializados globalmente. pt-br. 2020-08-27. 2022-05-18.
  63. Web site: Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações Estratégicas completa 3 anos no espaço. 2020-05-04. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  64. Web site: Star One D2 da Embratel é colocado em órbita e deve iniciar operação em outubro. pt-br. 2021-07-30. 2022-05-18.