11 Community, Education & Networks companies in Brazil
Space Atlas lists 11 organisations in Brazil working in community, education & networks: 6 academic institutions, 1 private company, 1 non-profit, 1 incubator/accelerator, 1 startup, 1 media & publications. That is 24% of the 46 space organisations in Brazil and 2% of the 462 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Brasília (2), São José dos Campos (2), São Paulo (2).
Academic Institution (6)
- Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) · Academic Institution · São José dos Campos
Brazilian Air Force engineering university — trains aerospace engineers and runs space research programmes, including the ITASAT CubeSat missions.
- Laboratório de Eletrônica e Sistemas Embarcados Espaciais (LABESEE), Universidade Federal do Maranhão · Academic Institution · São Luís
Federal University of Maranhão space electronics lab — built the Aldebaran-I CubeSat for locating vessels in distress, with AEB and INPE support.
- LODESTAR – Laboratório de Simulação e Controle de Sistemas Aeroespaciais, Universidade de Brasília (UnB) · Academic Institution · Brasília
University of Brasília space lab — developed the AlfaCrux CubeSat and runs small-satellite simulation, ground station and ballooning work.
- Projeto Jupiter – Universidade de São Paulo · Academic Institution · São Paulo
University of São Paulo student rocketry team — designs and builds sounding rockets, motors and satellites for national and international contests.
- 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.
- Zenith Aerospace – Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, USP · Academic Institution · São Carlos
São Carlos School of Engineering (USP) student aerospace group — develops CubeSat hardware, high-altitude probes and tracking software since 2014.
Incubator/Accelerator (1)
- Parque de Inovação Tecnológica São José dos Campos (PIT) · Incubator/Accelerator · São José dos Campos
Brazilian technology park — hosts the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster, a business incubator and space-sector firms near DCTA and INPE.
Media & Publications (1)
- Space Today · Media & Publications · Online
Brazilian online astronomy and space news outlet — publishes daily articles, videos and courses in Portuguese on astronomy and spaceflight.
Non-profit (1)
- Latin American Space Challenge (LASC) · Non-profit · Iacanga
Brazilian student rocketry and satellite competition — runs annual rocket, CanSat/CubeSat and lander challenges at a launch range in Iacanga, SP.
Private Company (1)
- Ideia Space Educação Espacial Ltda. (IdeiaSpace) · Private Company · Brasília
Brazilian space education company — runs school programmes in which students design, build and operate PocketQube satellites.
Startup (1)
- PION Labs · Startup · São Paulo
Brazilian NewSpace startup — builds picosatellites, hybrid sounding rockets and educational CanSat/CubeSat kits, and runs the Latin American Space Challenge.