BRAZIL LAUNCH RECORD (1997 to present) Date Launch Vehicle Payload ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2 Nov 97 VLS-1 F1 SCD-2A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *11 Dec 99 VLS-1 F2 SACI 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^21 Aug 00 VS-30/Orion - ^ 9 Dec 00 Sonda 3 XV-30 Alecrim (PSO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^12 May 02 Sonda 3 XV-31 Parnamirim F2Glow-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *22 Aug 03 VLS-1 F3 SATEC, Unosat (exploded during tests) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^24 Oct 04 VSV-30 Launch test ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^19 Jul 07 VSB-30 Cuma II ^16 Dec 07 Sonda 3 XV-32 Angicos (GPS technology mission) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^29 May 09 Orion Maracati 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 6 Dec 10 Orion Maracati 2 ^12 Dec 10 VSB-30 V07 MICROG 1A (242 km altitude) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^25 Nov 11 Improved Orion Microgravity experiments ^ 2 Dec 11 VSB-30 Microgravity experiments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Nov 12 VLS-1 XVI-01 Stages 0 and 1 active, Stages 2 and 3 dummy ^ 12 VLS-1 XVT-01 Stages 0, 1 and 2 active, Stage 3 dummy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Jan 13 VLS-1 Equars # 13 ? ITASAT, IBAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 14 VLS-1 Amazônia-1 (SSR-1) # 14 Tsiklon-4 Nano-JASMINE # 14 VLM ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 15 VLS-1 Amazônia-1B (SSR-1B) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 16 VLS-Alfa Sabia-MAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 18 VLS-Beta Amazônia-2 (SSR-2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure ^ Suborbital # Change since beginning of month SCD Satelite de Coleta de Dados (Data Collection Satellite) SSR Satelite de Sensoriamento Remoto (Remote Sensing Satellite) VLS Velculo Lancador de Satelites (Satellite Launcher Vehicle)