Space Operations Center (Brazil)

Space Operations Center
Centro de Operações Espaciais
Brasília, DF in Brazil
COPE in 2020
TypeSpace control center
Site information
OwnerAerospace Operations Command
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Site history
In use2020-present (2020-present)
Sources:[1]

The Space Operations Center (Portuguese: Centro de Operações Espaciais - COPE) is a facility in Brasília operated by the Aerospace Operations Command to control and oversee the Brazilian satellites and other space activities.

History and mission

The COPE was inaugurated on 23 June 2020 by President Jair Bolsonaro.[2] The main mission of the facility is the operation and control the SGDCs satellites in partnership with Telebras.[2] Other space activities will be conducted from the COPE as part of the Brazilian Space Agency operations.[2]

References

  1. ^ "COMAE". Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Cerimônia marca inauguração das instalações do Centro de Operações Espaciais". Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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