Alcantara Launch Center
1989 to present
Site Details
- Country: Brazil
- Operator: Brazilian Air Force and AEB
- Type: Government
Overview
The closest mainland launch site to the equator at 2 degrees south. A 2003 pad explosion killed 21 engineers days before the first VLS orbital attempt. Brazil now courts commercial partners under a 2019 technology safeguard agreement with the United States.
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