Brazil’s Landmark Satellite Program
Amazônia-1, the first satellite entirely designed and operated by Brazil, is part of a larger mission.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report With the launch of the Amazônia-1 satellite five years ago, Brazil displayed its growing space capabilities. Now, the country plans to put two new units into orbit as part of a mission to observe and monitor deforestation in the Amazon, natural resources and agricultural areas. Launched from India in February 2021, Amazônia-1 was the first Earth observation satellite fully designed and operated by Brazil, built on lessons learned from the ongoing China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellites (CBERS) program, which began in the 1980s....
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