Space Operations Center (Brazil)
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Space Operations Center | |
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Centro de Operações Espaciais | |
Brasília, DF in Brazil | |
![]() COPE in 2020 | |
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Type | Space control center |
Site information | |
Owner | Aerospace Operations Command |
Controlled by | ![]() |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
In use | 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]
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