Brazilian Space Agency Overview

A complete overview of Brazilian Space Agency, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.

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Basic Info

Name

Brazilian Space Agency logo

Brazilian Space Agency

Type

Government

Country

Brazil

Founded

1961

Administrator / CEO

José Raimundo Coelho

Launch Stats

First Launch

2 Nov 1997

Last Launch

11 Dec 1999

Successful Launches

0

Failed Launches

2

Upcoming Launches

0

Successful Landings

0

Failed Landings

0

The Brazilian Space Agency is a space agency in South America. They work in partnership with the US and Russia aboard the ISS. It was previously operated by the military until 1994. They now operate largely in tandem with other nations. They run a spaceport and rocket launch site both in Brazil. They built the VLM small satellite launch system in tandem with Germany. The VLS-1 was intended to be a primary launch vehicle for the BSA, but it failed 3 times and was canceled. They have restarted work on the system in tandem with the Russian Space Agency.

Launch Sites used by Brazilian Space Agency