Space Operations Center (Brazil)
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
The COPE was inaugurated on 23 June 2020 by President
Telebras.[2] Other space activities will be conducted from the COPE as part of the Brazilian Space Agency operations.[2]