PION Labs

More space organisations in Brazil

• VSAT Aerospace · Startup · Santo André

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.