- Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
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Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do InfernoLocation in Rio Grande do Norte IATA: none – ICAO: none Summary Airport type Military base
SpaceportOperator Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Space AgencyLocation Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Built 1965 In use 1965 - present Coordinates 05°55′30″S 035°09′47″W / 5.925°S 35.16306°WCoordinates: 05°55′30″S 035°09′47″W / 5.925°S 35.16306°W Website The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, trans. "Hell's Barrier") is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located in the city of Parnamirim, near Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers altitude.
It provides tracking support for launches from the Alcântara Launch Center and Guiana Space Centre.
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Brazilian space program Earth observation satellites Rockets Launch sites Barreira do Inferno Launch Center · Centro de Lançamento de AlcântaraAstronauts Institutions Brazilian Space Agency · National Institute for Space Research · Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica · Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA)Spaceports Asia and the
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