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Satellite launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency

Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno
Location in Rio Grande do Norte
Summary
Airport typeMilitary base
Spaceport
OperatorBrazilian Air Force
Brazilian Space Agency
LocationParnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Built1965
In use1965 - present
Coordinates05°55′30″S 035°09′47″W / 5.92500°S 35.16306°W / -5.92500; -35.16306
Websitewww.clbi.cta.br

The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, transl. 'Hell's Barrier') is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has been used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers in altitude.

It provides tracking support for launches from the Alcântara Launch Center and Guiana Space Centre.

Launches

The following rockets have been launched from CLBI:

Projected

  • Operação São Lourenço - VS-40/SARA Suborbital I

Gallery

  • Rocket display at Barreira do Inferno Rocket display at Barreira do Inferno
  • Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno
  • Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno
  • Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
  • Barreira do Inferno Launch Center complex
  • Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
  • Launch of a Black Brant rocket in 1973 from Barreira do Inferno Launch of a Black Brant rocket in 1973 from Barreira do Inferno

References

  1. Centro De Lançamento Da Barreira Do Iinferno Archived September 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Natal Archived 2003-10-31 at the Wayback Machine

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