State-operated launches
- Past launches
- 1 past launches
Dormantlast flew 2003
Flies VLS (retired)flew 23y ago
Dormant
Brazil
Dormant launch programme
Brazil's Alcântara site sits almost perfectly on the equator, one of the best launch spots on Earth. But a 2003 pad explosion during preparations for the VLS-1 rocket killed 21 workers; the domestic programme stalled, and Alcântara now hosts foreign operators instead.
Programme2003
2003·first launch
- launch
- 1 launch
- success
- 0% success
- launch
- 1 launch
- success
- 0% success
- spaceport
- 1 spaceport
1 Spaceport
Where Brazil’s launches lift off.
- Past launches
- 2 past launches
20022026
Alcantara
2
20022026
Fleet Overview
1 rocket in Brazil's fleet
| VLS State-operated | 1 |
Launch Providers
State-operated programme from Brazil, last launch 2003
Every launch from Brazil has been state-operated, all on the VLS. The programme has flown 1 launch.