11 Ground Systems & Infrastructure companies in Brazil
Space Atlas lists 11 organisations in Brazil working in ground systems & infrastructure: 5 private companies, 2 spaceport/launch sites, 2 research institutions, 1 government agency, 1 academic institution. That is 24% of the 46 space organisations in Brazil and 3% of the 345 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in São José dos Campos (3), Brasília (2), Parnamirim (1).
Private Company (5)
- Criar Space Systems · Private Company · Ribeirão Preto
Brazilian space unit of Grupo Criar — builds automatic tracking antennas, CubeSats and the DATASAT open ground-station network.
- Embratel Star One · Private Company · Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian satellite operator — Embratel's (América Movil/Claro) satellite unit operating the Star One geostationary fleet for Latin American telecom and broadcast services.
- LUNUS Comércio e Representação · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian aerospace supplier — provides equipment, installation and maintenance for rocket launch facilities and represents foreign space firms.
- Omnisys Engenharia Ltda. · Private Company · São Bernardo do Campo
Brazilian electronics firm of the Thales group — supplies radars, tracking systems, launch-range instrumentation and satellite equipment.
- Tecsys do Brasil Industrial Ltda. · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian satellite communications manufacturer — produces RF and ground-segment equipment for satellite broadband, broadcast and telemetry links.
Research Institution (2)
- Centro de Rádio Astronomia e Astrofísica Mackenzie (CRAAM) · Research Institution · São Paulo
Mackenzie University research centre — studies solar physics, Sun-Earth relations, space weather and space geodesy with radio instruments, run with INPE.
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) · Research Institution · São José dos Campos
Brazilian national space research institute — develops satellites such as Amazonia-1 and CBERS and runs Earth observation, weather and space science programmes.
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.
Academic Institution (1)
- 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.
Government Agency (1)
- Centro de Operações Espaciais (COPE) · Government Agency · Brasília
Brazilian Air Force space operations centre — controls the SGDC defence and communications satellite and oversees national space assets.