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Brazil selects Vega C to launch Amazonia-1B in 2027

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has chosen Arianespace's Vega C to launch the Amazonia-1B earth-observation satellite in 2027. The contract pins a mid‑size European launcher to Brazil's next optical-imaging mission and reserves Vega C capacity on the 2027 manifest.

Discovered 2026-01-27T00:09:24.841948-08:00 | 2026-01-27T00:09:24.841948-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Secures a Vega C 2027 manifest spot for a Brazilian EO satellite; Vega C has recently demonstrated its Earth-observation capability with KOMPSAT‑7 (see source:92a7de8e-97db-44b3-804d-bc0e96222222).
  • Keeps Brazil's national remote-sensing continuity on track by scheduling Amazonia-1B for 2027 and reinforces European launchhouse activity and logistics in French Guiana (context: source:f3fbc20b-0a4c-4a5e-807e-776b6bb21e0f).

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2026-01-27T00:09:24.841948-08:00
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2026-02-01T03:35:54.260600-08:00
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