Launch Vehicles & Propulsion companies in Brazil
Space Atlas lists 7 organisations in Brazil working in launch vehicles & propulsion: 2 government agencies, 2 spaceport/launch sites, 2 startups, 1 private company. That is 44% of the 16 space organisations in Brazil and 3% of the 270 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in São José dos Campos (2), Brasília (1), Parnamirim (1).
Government Agency (2)
- AEB (Brazilian Space Agency) · Government Agency · Brasília
Brazil's civilian space agency — coordinates the national space programme, satellite development and Alcântara launch centre.
- Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) · Government Agency · São José dos Campos
Brazilian Air Force aerospace institute under DCTA — develops sounding rockets (VSB-30, VS-30, S30) and Brazil's satellite launch vehicles such as VLM-1.
Spaceport/Launch Site (2)
- Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Parnamirim
Brazilian Air Force rocket launch centre near Natal — launches sounding rockets and provides tracking support for Alcântara and foreign launches.
- Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Alcântara
Brazilian Air Force spaceport near the equator in Maranhão — hosts sounding rocket campaigns and commercial launches such as Innospace's HANBIT-Nano.
Startup (2)
- 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.
- VSAT Aerospace · Startup · Santo André
Brazilian aerospace startup — develops CubeSats, geoprocessing systems and algorithms, and a small satellite launch vehicle concept.
Private Company (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.