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