Tag: Brazil
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From Post-Disaster Repairs to Early Warning: How to Identify High-Risk Power Line Corridors for Vegetation Management
In early August 2026, the Bradley Creek wildfire spread rapidly amid strong winds in British Columbia’s Okanagan region, causing severe damage to local infrastructure, widespread power outages, and emergency evacuations. In an August 3 incident update, local utility BC Hydro reported extensive damage to its electrical system. Approximately 150 distribution poles had been identified for…
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Brazil Selects Vega C for Amazonia-1B Launch Under SpaceLaunch Contract
Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, INPE, has awarded a launch services contract to SpaceLaunch for the deployment of its Amazonia-1B Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket in 2027, the institute said. The announcement confirms that INPE was the “extra-European institutional customer” referenced in a September 2025 statement by Italian rocket builder Avio,…
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Amazon Web Services partners with Brazil’s space agency to boost business on the final frontier
Alcantara Space Center serves as Brazil’s main launch site. ( ASCOM / MCTIC Photo / Odjair Baena) Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency are joining forces to support long-term growth of the space industry in Latin America’s largest country. The statement of strategic intent and cooperation, signed by AWS and the space agency…
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Virgin Orbit names next mission and expands operations to Brazil
Following the first successful launch of LauncherOne in January, Virgin Orbit is aiming for their next mission to lift off in June. While the launch campaign is underway, the small satellite launch provider continues to secure additional launch sites around the world for expending launch operations, adding their newest site in Brazil. In a ceremony…
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Privately-funded mission takes off to begin space debris cleanup trials
The ELSA-d mission’s servicer and chaser satellites (bottom and top) during ground testing last year. Credit: Astroscale A commercial mission developed by the Japanese company Astroscale rocketed into space on a Russian Soyuz launcher Monday with 37 other payloads, ready to kick off an orbital “dance” with two small spacecraft demonstrating how satellite sweepers might…
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Live coverage: Soyuz launches with 38 satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket on a rideshare mission with 38 international satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Roscosmos webcast”] [tabby title=”GK Launch Services webcast”] [tabbyending] Roscosmos’s live video stream begins at approximately 0515 GMT (1:15 a.m. EDT) and will be available on…
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Soyuz rocket with special paint scheme rolls out to Baikonur launch pad
A Soyuz-2.1a rocket stands on the launch pad at Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ahead of liftoff Saturday. Credit: Roscosmos Sporting a new blue and white paint scheme to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, a Russian Soyuz rocket loaded with 38 international satellites has rolled out to its…
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Indian rocket launches Brazilian satellite to track Amazon deforestation
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center with the Amazonia 1 satellite and 18 secondary payloads. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite into orbit Sunday to begin a mission monitoring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, then released 18 smaller spacecraft at a…
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Live coverage: Indian PSLV lifts off with 19 satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with Brazil’s Amazonia 1 Earth observation satellite and 18 smaller co-passenger payloads. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Launch Webcast”] [tabby title=”Webcast of Secondary Payload Deployment”] [tabbyending] ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0430 GMT (11:30 p.m.…
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Indian rocket set for liftoff with Brazilian satellite
Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite and 18 co-passengers will rocket into orbit on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle fitted with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Credit: ISRO A Brazilian satellite designed to track deforestation in the Amazon rainforest will rocket into orbit on top of an Indian launcher late Saturday (U.S. time). A Polar Satellite…