42
Objects launched
42
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcara III? | 2024 Aug 16 | Payload | Operating |
| Carcara IV? | 2024 Aug 16 | Payload | Operating |
| VCUB 1 | 2023 Apr 15 | Payload | Reentered |
| Amazonas Nexus | 2023 Feb 7 | Payload | Operating |
| SPORT | 2022 Nov 26 | Payload | Reentered |
| Carcara I | 2022 May 25 | Payload | Reentered |
| Carcara II | 2022 May 25 | Payload | Reentered |
| Alfa Crux | 2022 Apr 1 | Payload | Reentered |
| Pion-BR1 | 2022 Jan 13 | Payload | Reentered |
| Star One D2 | 2021 Jul 30 | Payload | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)1980s2
1990s7
2000s6
2010s15
2020s12
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 42 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | Brasilsat 1GCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 1,985GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,024GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | No authoritative open source found |
| Total tracked objects | No authoritative open source found |
- 1960s - established a national space program under the Air Force
- 1984 - began satellite launch vehicle (SLV) program (Veículo Lançador de Satélites or VLS-1)
- 1985 - first communications satellite jointly produced with Canada and launched on European SLV
- 1993 - first domestically built experimental communications satellite (Satélite de Coleta de Dados, SCD-1) launched by US
- 2004 - launched a sounding rocket into sub-orbital space, but the subsequent catastrophic failure of a VLS-1 during a test launch led to scaling back the program
- 2006 - first Brazilian astronaut to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket
- 2008 - began work on a 3-stage microsatellite launch vehicle (Veículo Lançador de Microssatélite or VLM-1) in partnership with Germany
- 2021 - first independently produced remote sensing (RS) satellite (Amazonia-1) launched by India; signed US-led Artemis Accords on space exploration cooperation and signed cooperation agreements with the space agencies of China, India, Russia, and South Africa for the joint development of an RS satellite constellation
- 2022 - successfully launched suborbital rocket more than 225 km (140 miles) in height
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
