46 space organisations in Brazil

Brazilian aerospace engineering group — designs aircraft structures and, via its subsidiaries, satellite cameras and space payloads; acquired by UAE's EDGE in 2026.

Brazilian launch-technology developer — builds liquid rocket engines and CubeSat deployers and is developing the MLBR Brazilian microlauncher.

Brazilian space unit of Grupo Criar — builds automatic tracking antennas, CubeSats and the DATASAT open ground-station network.

Brazilian nanosatellite company — develops CubeSat missions from concept to operation and uses satellite data for IoT and agriculture.

Brazilian space propulsion company — designs propulsion systems for launch vehicles and satellites and offers testing and mission consulting.

Brazilian engineering company — provides precision machining, brazing, CFD software and liquid-propulsion development for the space sector.

Brazilian satellite operator — Embratel's (América Movil/Claro) satellite unit operating the Star One geostationary fleet for Latin American telecom and broadcast services.

Brazilian satellite imagery distributor — supplies optical and radar imagery, elevation models and geoprocessing services and software.

Brazilian space systems company of the Akaer Group — develops satellite payloads, on-board computers and radiation analysis for CBERS and Amazonia-1.

Brazilian space engineering firm — develops satellite propulsion subsystems and hydrazine thrusters, including the propulsion for Amazonia-1.

Brazilian space education company — runs school programmes in which students design, build and operate PocketQube satellites.

Brazilian aerospace supplier — provides equipment, installation and maintenance for rocket launch facilities and represents foreign space firms.

Brazilian electronics firm of the Thales group — supplies radars, tracking systems, launch-range instrumentation and satellite equipment.

Brazilian optronics manufacturer — develops space cameras for Earth observation satellites and thermal vision systems for the aerospace and defence sectors.

Brazilian space engineering company — designs and builds satellite solar arrays, including the power generator for the Amazonia-1 satellite.

Brazilian aerospace engineering firm — develops propulsion and subsystems for launch vehicles; partner in the MLBR microlauncher consortium.

Brazilian geospatial company — Planet's distributor in Brazil, providing daily satellite-imagery platforms for deforestation, fire and land-use monitoring.

Brazilian satellite communications manufacturer — produces RF and ground-segment equipment for satellite broadband, broadcast and telemetry links.

Brazilian space systems integrator, an Embraer–Telebras joint venture — builds nanosatellites and attitude-control systems and integrates satellite programmes.

Brazil's civilian space agency — coordinates the national space programme, satellite development and Alcântara launch centre.

Brazilian state-owned aerospace company — commercialises launch services at national launch centres and manages aerospace projects.

Brazilian Air Force space operations centre — controls the SGDC defence and communications satellite and oversees national space assets.

Brazilian Defence Ministry body — monitors the Amazon via satellite remote sensing and provides satellite communications to public agencies.

Brazilian Air Force aerospace science and technology department — oversees IAE, ITA and other institutes behind Brazil's launch vehicle and space programmes.

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.

Brazilian state-owned telecom company — operates the SGDC-1 geostationary defence and communications satellite and provides satellite broadband to public programmes.

Brazilian Air Force engineering university — trains aerospace engineers and runs space research programmes, including the ITASAT CubeSat missions.

Federal University of Maranhão space electronics lab — built the Aldebaran-I CubeSat for locating vessels in distress, with AEB and INPE support.

University of Brasília space lab — developed the AlfaCrux CubeSat and runs small-satellite simulation, ground station and ballooning work.

University of São Paulo student rocketry team — designs and builds sounding rockets, motors and satellites for national and international contests.

Brazilian university space systems lab — developed the FloripaSat-1 CubeSat and is building FloripaSat-RO, a 6U GNSS radio-occultation CubeSat backed by AEB.

São Carlos School of Engineering (USP) student aerospace group — develops CubeSat hardware, high-altitude probes and tracking software since 2014.

Brazilian NewSpace startup — plans an Earth observation nanosatellite constellation of about 108 satellites, working with Hong Kong aerospace partners.

Brazilian NewSpace startup — builds picosatellites, hybrid sounding rockets and educational CanSat/CubeSat kits, and runs the Latin American Space Challenge.

Brazilian space safety startup — develops COSMOS software for satellite collision prediction, risk analysis and avoidance manoeuvres.

Brazilian aerospace startup — develops CubeSats, geoprocessing systems and algorithms, and a small satellite launch vehicle concept.

Brazilian geospatial and space media company — publishes daily news and organises the SpaceBR Show and MundoGEO Connect trade fairs.

Brazilian online astronomy and space news outlet — publishes daily articles, videos and courses in Portuguese on astronomy and spaceflight.

Brazilian non-profit foundation — manages space science and technology projects and geotechnology services in partnership with INPE, DCTA and other public institutes.

Brazilian student rocketry and satellite competition — runs annual rocket, CanSat/CubeSat and lander challenges at a launch range in Iacanga, SP.

Mackenzie University research centre — studies solar physics, Sun-Earth relations, space weather and space geodesy with radio instruments, run with INPE.

Brazilian national space research institute — develops satellites such as Amazonia-1 and CBERS and runs Earth observation, weather and space science programmes.

Brazilian Air Force rocket launch centre near Natal — launches sounding rockets and provides tracking support for Alcântara and foreign launches.

Brazilian Air Force spaceport near the equator in Maranhão — hosts sounding rocket campaigns and commercial launches such as Innospace's HANBIT-Nano.

Brazilian technology park — hosts the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster, a business incubator and space-sector firms near DCTA and INPE.

Brazilian national employers' union of satellite telecom companies — represents operators such as SES, Hughes, Hispasat, Viasat and Claro.