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Brazilian Space Agency has followed a politc of technological development together with more advanced space programs. Initially, it depended heavily on the United States, but after facing their difficulties in technology transfers, Brazil branched out, working with other nations, including China, India, Germany, Russia and Ukraine. In December 2020, NASA signed a collaboration agreement with AEB to participate in the Artemis program, with a Brazilian lunar robot as a resource. Details Abbreviation: AEB Formed: 10 February 1994 Headquarters: Brasília, Distrito Federal Administrator: Minister of Science and Technology: Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura Marcos Cesar Pontes Primary Spaceport: Alcântara Launch Center Owner: Government Of Brazil Annual budget: R$179.334 million / US$46.702 million (2019) Website: http://www.aeb.gov.br/ Language: Portuguese (NOT SPANISH) Rockets: Sonda-1 Not in use Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket Sonda-2 Not in use Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket Sonda-3 Not in use Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket Sonda-4 Not in use Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket VSB-30 Active Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket, The VSB-30 is based on the VS-30 rocket (S-30 engine) with the addition of a booster stage. VS-30 Active Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket VS-40 Active Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket VS-50 In development Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket VLM In development Micro-satellite launcher, Cooperation with Germany VLS-1 Canceled Solid Rocket, Orbital launch satellite vehicle/Liquid Rocket VLS-1V4 In development After the explosion of the last rocket at the launch base, Brazil recreated a fully revised rocket, Solid Rocket, Orbital launch satellite vehicle. Sonda-IIIA Not in use More modern version of sonda-III, Sounding rocket, Solid Rocket VS-43 Canceled More modern version of VS-40, Souding Rocket, Liquid Fuel VLM: VLS-1: Sonda-1: VS-40: Cruzeiro do Sul Program: The Cruzeiro do Sul Program is a project that initially provided for the construction of five variants of satellite launcher rockets under the Brazilian space program. The program will be conducted jointly by the General Aerospace Technology Command and the Brazilian Space Agency, in partnership with Russia. However, currently the project is practically frozen. Alcantara accident (some who say it was sabotage of the USA): Satellites: Data Collection Satellites (SCD-1 and SCD-2): China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellites (CBERS): SGDC: a space telecommunications mission Amazonia-1, Successful launch on the 28th of February at 02:40 a.m (Brasilia time)!, Cooperation with India Engines: S-10-1 solid rocket engine.[28] Used on Sonda 1. Thrust: 27 kN. S-10-2 solid rocket engine.[29] Used on Sonda 1. Thrust: 4.20 kN, burn time: 32 s. S-20 Avibras solid rocket engine.[30] Used on Sonda 2 and Sonda 3. Thrust:36 kN S-23 Avibrassolid rocket engine.[31] Used on Sonda 3M1. Thrust:18 kN S-30 IAE solid rocket engine.[32] Used on Sonda 3, Sonda 3M1, Sonda 4, VS-30, VS-30/Orion and VSB-30. Thrust: 20.490 kN S-31 IAE solid rocket engine.[33] Used on VSB-30. Thrust: 240 kN S-40TM IAE solid rocket engine.[34] Used on VLS-R1, VS-40, VLS-1 and VLM-1. Thrust: 208.4 kN, isp=272s. S-43 IAE solid rocket engine.[35] Used on Sonda 4, VLS-R1 and VLS-1. Thrust: 303 kN, isp=265s S-43TM IAE solid rocket engine.[36] Used on VLS-R1, VLS-1 and VLM. Thrust: 321.7 kN, isp=276s S-44 IAE solid rocket engine.[37] Used on VLS-R1, VS-40, VLS-1 and VLM-1. Thrust:33.24 kN, isp=282s L5 (Estágio Líquido Propulsivo (EPL)) liquid fuel rocket engine. Tested on VS-30 and projected for use on VLS-Alfa.[38] L15 liquid fuel rocket engine. Projected for use on VS-15.[39] Thrust: 15 kN L75 liquid fuel rocket engine, similar to the Russian RD-0109.[40] Projected for use on VLS-Alfa, VLS-Beta, VLS-Omega, VLS-Gama and VLS-Epsilon. Thrust: 75 kN S-50 IAE solid rocket engine. Projected for use on VLM-1 and VS-50.[38][41] L1500 liquid fuel rocket engine.[40] Used on VLS-Beta, VLS-Omega, VLS-Gama and VLS-Epsilon. Thrust: 1500 kN Human spaceflight: Marcos Cesar Pontes Current Minister of Science and Technology (cooperation with NASA, ISS) Launch Centers: Alcântara Lauch Center: (CLA): CLA is located at latitude 2°18' south, and originally had an area of 620 km², in the municipality of Alcântara, 32 km from São Luís, capital of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The base has: Engine preparation building Payload preparation building (scientific/technological experiments or satellites) Liquid propellant loading building Support buildings (where the rocket can be stored) Launch Platforms (where the rocket is launched) Advanced Control Center (bunker). Air base with paved and signposted airstrip, and aircraft yard. Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (CLBI): or simply Hell's Barrier is a Brazilian Air Force base for rocket launches. Founded in 1965, it became the first rocket air base in South America. [1] It is located on the Rota do Sol, in the municipality of Parnamirim, 12 km from Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It focuses on small and medium-sized rocket launch operations. The installation brought to Natal the nickname of "Space Capital of Brazil" The current activities of the base are: Tracking the Ariane launcher vehicle, in conjunction with the French Space Center in (Kourou, French Guiana), in accordance with the established in an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA). Continuation of tests and experiments of interest of the Air Force Command. Provision of operational means for the benefit of experiments of interest to the Brazilian Navy and Army, aiming, in addition to the participation of projects of interest to the Brazilian Air Force, to increase cooperation between the Armed Forces Sale of suborbital rocket launch and tracking services to national and foreign organizations, making operational means available to the international scientific community for conducting space operations, especially those related to research and monitoring of the environment, mainly through the observation of the atmosphere. As is the EXAMETNET project that was directed to the study of the atmosphere in the range between 30 and 60 km of altitude. Full list of satellites: Objetos Espaciais Brasileiros — Português (Brasil) (www.gov.br) . Fonts: Página Inicial — Português (Brasil) (www.gov.br) / Brazilian Space Agency - Wikipedia