18 Satellites & Spacecraft companies in Brazil
Space Atlas lists 18 organisations in Brazil working in satellites & spacecraft: 7 private companies, 5 academic institutions, 3 startups, 2 government agencies, 1 research institution. That is 39% of the 46 space organisations in Brazil and 3% of the 701 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in São José dos Campos (8), Brasília (3), Salvador (1).
Private Company (7)
- Akaer · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian aerospace engineering group — designs aircraft structures and, via its subsidiaries, satellite cameras and space payloads; acquired by UAE's EDGE in 2026.
- 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.
- CRON Sistemas e Tecnologias Ltda. · Private Company · São José dos Campos
Brazilian nanosatellite company — develops CubeSat missions from concept to operation and uses satellite data for IoT and agriculture.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 (5)
- 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.
- 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.
Startup (3)
- Alya Space · Startup · Salvador
Brazilian NewSpace startup — plans an Earth observation nanosatellite constellation of about 108 satellites, working with Hong Kong aerospace partners.
- 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.
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.
- Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial (DCTA) · Government Agency · São José dos Campos
Brazilian Air Force aerospace science and technology department — oversees IAE, ITA and other institutes behind Brazil's launch vehicle and space programmes.
Research Institution (1)
- 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.