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| Attribute | Satish Dhawan Space Centre 🇮🇳 India Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Alcantara Launch Center 🇧🇷 Brazil Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | ISRO | Brazilian Air Force (FAB) / Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB) |
| Ownership | Government | Government |
| Region | 🇮🇳 India | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Launch pads | 3 (FLP PSLV; SLP GSLV Mk II; ULP LVM3/Gaganyaan)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 (CLA mobile launch vehicle; VLM-1 pad under development)as of [1] |
| Annual launches | 5–8as of [1] | 0–1 (first orbital launch pending)as of [1]Sounding rockets operational; VLM-1 orbital debut targeted 2027 |
| Max payload (LEO) | 8,000 kg to LEO (LVM3 / GSLV Mk III)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | ~150 kg to SSO (VLM-1 target)as of [1]Near-equatorial location (2.3°S) provides ~460 m/s velocity bonus for GTO missions |
| First operational launch | 1979-08-10as of [1]Rohini Technology Payload on SLV-3 — India's first orbital launch | 1990-11-21as of [1]VS-30 sounding rocket; first orbital attempt VLS-1 1997 (pad explosion); new era with VLM-1 |
| Regulatory regime | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) under Department of Space | AEB regulatory framework; 2019 U.S.–Brazil Technology Safeguards Agreement enables U.S.-origin payload launches |
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