Avionics & Components companies in Brazil
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Brazil working in avionics & components: 5 private companies, 1 academic institution. That is 38% of the 16 space organisations in Brazil and 2% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in São José dos Campos (4), São Carlos (1), Florianópolis (1).
Private Company (5)
- Equatorial Sistemas · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian space systems company of the Akaer Group — develops satellite payloads, on-board computers and radiation analysis for CBERS and Amazonia-1.
- Fibraforte Engenharia · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian space engineering firm — develops satellite propulsion subsystems and hydrazine thrusters, including the propulsion for Amazonia-1.
- Opto Space & Defense · Private Company · São Carlos
Brazilian optronics manufacturer — develops space cameras for Earth observation satellites and thermal vision systems for the aerospace and defence sectors.
- Orbital Engenharia S.A. · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian space engineering company — designs and builds satellite solar arrays, including the power generator for the Amazonia-1 satellite.
- Visiona Tecnologia Espacial · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian space systems integrator, an Embraer–Telebras joint venture — builds nanosatellites and attitude-control systems and integrates satellite programmes.
Academic Institution (1)
- SpaceLab – Laboratório de Pesquisa em Sistemas Espaciais, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) · Academic Institution · Florianópolis
Brazilian university space systems lab — developed the FloripaSat-1 CubeSat and is building FloripaSat-RO, a 6U GNSS radio-occultation CubeSat backed by AEB.