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{{Short description|Brazilian Space Center}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name                = Alcântara Space Center
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| caption             = Left to right from the top: VLS Pad, Control Center, Command Room, Tracking Antenna, Alcântara area from space
| logo                = Centro Espacial de Alcântara Logo.png
| logo_size           = 130px
| map                 = Maranhao Municip Alcantara.svg
| map_size            = 160px
| map_caption         = Location of the Alcântara Space Center
| abbreviation        = CEA
| named_after         = 
| formation           = {{Start date and age|1982}}
| type                = [[Spaceport]]
| location            = [[Alcântara, Maranhão|Alcântara]], [[Maranhão]], [[Brazil]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|02|20|22|S|44|25|03|W|region:BR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| language            = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]<br/>[[English language|English]]
| owner               = [[Aerospace Operations Command]]<br/>[[Brazilian Air Force]]<br/>[[Brazilian Space Agency]]
| leader_title        = Director
| leader_name         = [[Colonel|Col.]] Marcello Correa De Souza
| leader_title2       = 
| leader_name2        = 
| budget              = 
| staff               = 
| website             = {{URL|https://fab.mil.br/cla}}
| formerly            = Alcântara Launch Center
| footnotes           = <ref>{{cite web |title=FAB CEA |url=https://fab.mil.br/cla|publisher=Brazilian Air Force|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CEA Airport Info |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/apts/1144.html|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>
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The '''Alcântara Space Center''' ({{langx|pt|Centro Espacial de Alcântara}}, '''CEA'''), former known as ''Alcântara Launch Center'' ({{langx|pt|Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara}},<ref>{{citation |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2021-04/empresas-dos-eua-e-do-canada-vao-atuar-no-centro-espacial-de-alcantara |title=Empresas dos EUA e do Canadá vão atuar no Centro Espacial de Alcântara |work=[[Brazil Communication Company|EBC]] |date=28 April 2021 |access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>) is a [[space center]] and launching facility of the [[Brazilian Space Agency]] in the city of [[Alcântara, Maranhão|Alcântara]], located on [[Brazil]]'s northern Atlantic coast, in the state of [[Maranhão]].<ref name=spaceBAC>[http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-350103.html Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010], [[UNIAN]] (December 3, 2009)</ref> It is operated by the [[Brazilian Air Force]] ({{lang|pt|Comando da Aeronáutica}}). The CEA is the closest launching base to the [[equator]]. This gives the launch site a significant advantage in launching [[geosynchronous satellite]]s, an attribute shared by the [[Guiana Space Centre]].

Due to its location, it is well-positioned for geosynchronous launch. As such, several agencies and companies have studied or signed agreements to launch from Alcântara, including Ukraine's [[Tsyklon-4]],<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2003/174871293_mode.htm President of Ukraine signs Decree on measures to ensure realization of Ukrainian-Brazilian project of creating space rocket complex "Cyclone - 4"]</ref> Israel's [[Shavit 2|Shavit]],<ref name="flightintl">"Launchers" by Tim Furniss, 26 August 2003, ''Flight International''</ref> Russia's [[Proton (rocket family)|Proton]],<ref name="interfax">Interfax: Russia & CIS Defense Industry Weekly, 21 May 2010</ref> [[Virgin Orbit]]'s [[LauncherOne]]<ref>{{cite press release |title=Virgin Orbit Selected to Bring Orbital Launch Capabilities to Brazil |date=28 April 2021 |url=https://virginorbit.com/the-latest/virgin-orbit-selected-to-bring-orbital-launch-capabilities-to-brazil/ |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=[[Virgin Orbit]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Business Interest Grows in Brazil's Alcântara Spaceport as Virgin Orbit Deal Announced |date=28 April 2021 |url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2021/04/28/business-interest-grows-in-brazils-alcantara-spaceport-as-virgin-orbit-deal-announced/ |via=Parabolic Arc |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=[[Brazilian Space Agency|AEB]]}}</ref> and [[Innospace]]'s Hanbit-Nano.

Construction of the base began in 1982. The first launch occurred on February 21, 1990, when the [[sounding rocket]] [[Sonda 2]] XV-53 was launched.<ref>{{cite news |title=SONDA II |url=http://www.aeb.gov.br/programa-espacial-brasileiro/transporte-espacial/sonda-ii |website=AEB |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> On August 22, 2003, the [[Brazilian rocket explosion|explosion of the third VLS-1]] (XV-03) killed 21 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maior acidente do Programa Espacial Brasileiro completa 13 anos |url=http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2016/08/maior-acidente-do-programa-espacial-brasileiro-completa-13-anos.html |website=G1 |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

== Construction ==
Construction of the Alcântara Space Center began in 1982, as the Brazilian Space Agency's existing rocket range at [[Barreira do Inferno Launch Center]] was being overtaxed by growing demand for launch capacity.<ref>{{Cite conference |last=Melo |first=Ajax B. |date=1982-10-26 |title=Alcântara Space Center |url=https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.1982-1751 |conference=6th Sounding Rocket Conference |location=Orlando, Fl. |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |doi=10.2514/6.1982-1751 |id=82-1751 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 2020, the government of Brazil announced their plan to expand the base by more than 12,000 hectares.<ref name=":2" />

=== Controversies ===
The construction of the space center was controversial, as the site for the center was located on several [[quilombo]]s, settlements inhabited largely by descendants of escaped slaves in Brazil. In 1980, [[Military dictatorship in Brazil|Brazil's military government]] forcibly relocated more than 300 families to inland villages away from the coast to make way for the center. This heavily disrupted their traditional livelihood of fishing and led to multiple cases of malnutrition among the residents.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Faiola |first=Anthony |date=2001-10-06 |title=Brazil's Spaceport Displaces Villagers |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/10/06/brazils-spaceport-displaces-villagers/8de27ae3-620b-434c-9ad5-ff0af77090bd/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

Human rights concerns over the displacement of locals were reported on during the center's planned expansions in 2001<ref name=":1" /> and 2021, with residents and activists lobbying the government to halt expansions to prevent more communities from being displaced.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Barros |first=Ingrid |title=A story of slavery — and space |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/brazil-alcantara-launch-center-quilombo/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, the Brazilian government issued a public apology to the [[quilombola]]s and offered reparations.'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-27 |title=Brazil apologizes for removal of Afro-Brazilian families to build spaceport |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-apologizes-removal-afro-brazilian-families-build-spaceport-2023-04-27/ |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref>'''

==Public-private partnership==
Companies based in Alcântara as of 2021, with the objective of orbital and sub-orbital launches, for commercial purposes or in partnership with the Brazilian government:<ref name="Plan 1">{{cite news |title=AS PRIMEIRAS EMPRESAS A FIRMAREM CONTRATO COM A BASE DE ALCÂNTARA|url=https://epoca.globo.com/guilherme-amado/as-primeiras-empresas-firmarem-contrato-com-base-de-alcantara-24992655 |website=Época |date=28 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="Plan 2">{{cite news |title=Governo seleciona quatro empresas para lançamento de satélites na base de Alcântara|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/republica/breves/alcantara-lancamento-satelites-parcerias-empresas |website=Gazeta do Povo|date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[C6 Launch]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Hyperion Rocket Systems]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[OrionAST]]
*{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Innospace]]<ref name="Innospace"/>
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As of August 2021, the Brazilian government established Ordinance No. 698, a regulation that follows the FAA 14 CFR part 450 standard, which deals with launch and re-entry licenses in order to follow the world standard in space activities.<ref>[https://www.defensa.com/brasil/gobierno-regula-lanzamientos-sistemas-espaciales-privados-brasil  El gobierno regula los lanzamientos de sistemas espaciales privados en Brasil. Date: September, 5,  2021.]</ref>

===Agreement between Brazil and the U.S.===
In 2019, Brazil and the U.S. signed an agreement, with the objective of preventing unauthorized access or transfer of U.S. technologies related to the launches from Alcântara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolsonaro promulga acordo de salvaguardas tecnológicas com EUA na base de Alcântara|url=https://valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2020/02/06/bolsonaro-promulga-acordo-de-salvaguardas-tecnolgicas-com-eua-na-base-de-alcntara.ghtml |website=Valor |date=6 February 2020}}</ref>

==Structures==
* Engine preparation facilities (''Preparação de Propulsores - PPP'')
* Payload preparation facilities (''Preparação de Carga Útil - PPCU'')
* Liquid-fuel loading facilities (''Preparação de Carregamento de Propelentes - PCPL'')
* Universal launch tower
* Mobile Integration Tower (''TMI - Torre Móvel de Integração''): 33x10x13m, 380tons. Used for assembly of the VLS rockets.
* Control center (''Prédio de Controle Avançado - CASAMATA'').
* 2600m runway

==List of launchpads==
The Alcântara launch pads include:
* VLS Pad (with Mobile Integration Tower - TMI) {{coord|-02.31770|-44.36779|type:landmark_region:BR|name=VLS Pad}}
* MRL Pad (general sounding rocket pad) {{coord|-02.31608|-44.36730|type:landmark_region:BR|name=MRL Pad}}
* "Universal" pad for rockets up to 10 tons {{coord|-02.31599|-44.36782|type:landmark_region:BR|name="Universal" Pad}}
* A newly built pad to support Innospace's launches {{coord|-02.31698|-44.36873|type:landmark_region:BR|name=Innospace Pad}}

==Launch list==
The list of flights conducted and planned from Alcântara:

===Alcântara Space Center (from 2021)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Vehicle !! Type !! Operator !! Mission !! Payload !! Orbit !! Result !! Ref
|-
| 14 December 2021 || [[14-X]] (XS [[VSB-30|VSB-30 V32]]) || Hypersonic glide vehicle || [[Brazilian Air Force|FAB]] || Qualification flight || — || [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]|| {{success}} || <ref name="First Flight">{{cite web|url=https://fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38395/OPERA%C3%A7%C3%A3O%20CRUZEIRO%20-%20FAB%20realiza%20primeiro%20teste%20de%20voo%20do%20motor%20aeron%C3%A1utico%20hipers%C3%B4nico%2014-X|title=FAB realiza primeiro teste de voo do motor aeronáutico hipersônico 14-X|language=pt|date=16 December 2021|website=Brazilian Air Force|access-date=December 16, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216232246/https://fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38395/OPERA%C3%A7%C3%A3O%20CRUZEIRO%20-%20FAB%20realiza%20primeiro%20teste%20de%20voo%20do%20motor%20aeron%C3%A1utico%20hipers%C3%B4nico%2014-X|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 23 October 2022 || [[VSB-30]] || Two-stage suborbital launcher || [[Brazilian Space Agency|AEB]] || Santa Branca Operation || PSM || [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]|| {{success}} || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=Foguete VSB-30 é lançado com sucesso da Centro Espacial de Alcântara |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2022-10/foguete-vsb-30-e-lancado-com-sucesso-da-centro-espacial-de-alcantara |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Agência Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
| 19 March 2023 || [[HANBIT-TLV]] || Single-stage suborbital launcher || [[Innospace]]|| Astrolábio Operation (test flight) || SISNAV || [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]] || {{success}} || <ref name="Innospace">{{cite press release |url=http://www.innospc.com/shop_contents/myboard_read.htm?myboard_code=sub04_02&myboard_idx=64079&idx=194691 |title=Set the Launch Window from December 14 to 21 for the First Test Flight of the Suborbital Rocket |work=Innospace |date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
|November 22, 2025
|[[Innospace HANBIT-NANO|Hanbit-Nano]]
|Two-stage orbital launcher
|[[Innospace]]
|Spaceward (orbital test flight)
|8 payloads
|[[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]]
| {{Planned}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spaceward {{!}} Hanbit-Nano {{!}} Next Spaceflight |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/8011/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=nextspaceflight.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}|| [[VS-50]]|| Two-stage suborbital launcher || [[Brazilian Space Agency|AEB]]|| Qualification of VLM-1 subsystems || {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}|| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]|| {{Planned}} || <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lançamento ainda distante |url=https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/lancamento-ainda-distante/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=revistapesquisa.fapesp.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
| {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}|| [[VLM (rocket)|VLM-1]] || Three-stage orbital launcher || [[Brazilian Space Agency|AEB]] || VLM-1 Maiden Flight (fully operational) || {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}} || [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] || {{Planned}} || <ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Alcântara Launch Center (1982-2022) ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
! Date !! Vehicle !! Mission !! Result !! Altitude
|-
| 1 December 1985 || VLS-R1 || VLS test launch || {{failure}} || Failure in flight, apogee of 10&nbsp;km
|-
| 18 May 1989 || VLS-R2 || VLS test launch || {{success}} || 50&nbsp;km
|-
| 21 February 1990 || [[Sonda 2]] XV-53 || Alcântara Ionosphere || {{success}} || 101&nbsp;km
|-
| 26 November 1990 || [[Sonda 2]] XV-54 || Manival Ionosphere || {{success}} || 91&nbsp;km
|-
| 9 December 1991 || [[Sonda 2]] XV-55 || Aguas Belas Ionosphere || {{success}} || 88&nbsp;km
|-
| 1 June 1992 || [[Sonda 3]] XV-24 ||  Aeronomy || {{success}} || 282&nbsp;km
|-
| 31 October 1992 || [[Sonda 2]] XV-56 || Ponta de Areia Ionosphere || {{success}} || 32&nbsp;km
|-
| 22 March 1993 || [[Sonda 2]] XV-57 || Maruda Ionosphere || {{success}} || 102&nbsp;km
|-
| 2 April 1993 || [[VS-40]] PT-01 || VS-40 Test || {{success}} || 950&nbsp;km
|-
| 19 August 1994 || [[Nike Orion]] || MALTED/CADRE Ionosphere || {{success}} || 140&nbsp;km
|-
| 20 August 1994 || [[Nike Orion]] || MALTED/CADRE Ionosphere || {{success}} || 140&nbsp;km
|-
| 24 August 1994 || [[Nike Orion]] || MALTED/CADRE Ionosphere || {{success}} || 140&nbsp;km
|-
| 25 August 1994 || [[Nike Orion]] || MALTED/CADRE Ionosphere || {{success}} || 140&nbsp;km
|-
| 9 September 1994 || [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 250&nbsp;km
|-
| 21 September 1994 || [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 250&nbsp;km
|-
| 23 September 1994 || [[Nike Tomahawk]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 270&nbsp;km
|-
| 23 September 1994 || [[Nike Tomahawk]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 270&nbsp;km
|-
| 24 September 1994 || [[Nike Tomahawk]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 270&nbsp;km
|-
| 24 September 1994 || [[Nike Tomahawk]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 270&nbsp;km
|-
| 6 October 1994 || [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] || Ionosphere || {{failure}} || 250&nbsp;km
|-
| 14 October 1994 || [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] || Guará H.Alt Spread F Ionosphere || {{success}} || 956&nbsp;km
|-
| 15 October 1994 || [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] || Ionosphere || {{success}} || 250&nbsp;km
|-
| 28 April 1997 || [[VS-30]] XV-01 || VS-30 Test || {{success}} || 128&nbsp;km
|-
| 2 November 1997 || [[VLS-1 V01]] || VLS-1 || {{failure}} || Destroyed during launch
|-
| 21 March 1998 || [[VS-40]] || VS-40 Test || {{success}} || 900&nbsp;km
|-
| 15 March 1999 || [[VS-30]] XV-04 || Operação San Marcos || {{success}} || 128&nbsp;km
|-
| 11 December 1999 || [[VLS-1 V02]] || SACI-2 || {{Failure}} || 10&nbsp;km (Destroyed by range safety)
|-
| 6 February 2000 || [[VS-30]] XV-05 || Lençóis Maranhenses || {{success}} || 148&nbsp;km
|-
| 21 August 2000 || [[VS-30|VS-30/Orion]] XV-01 || Baronesa || {{success}} || 315&nbsp;km
|-
| 23 November 2002 || [[VS-30|VS-30/Orion]] XV-02 || Piraperna Ionosphere || {{success}} || 434&nbsp;km
|-
| 1 December 2002 || [[VS-30]] XV-06 || Cumã || {{failure}} || 145&nbsp;km
|-
| 22 August 2003 || [[VLS-1]] XV-03 || SATEC || {{failure}} || Exploded on ground ([[2003 Alcântara VLS accident]])
|-
| 23 October 2004 || [[VSB-30]] XV-01 || Cajuana Test || {{success}} || 100&nbsp;km
|-
| 23 October 2004 || [[VSB-30]] V01 || VSB-30 Flight Test || {{success}} || 259&nbsp;km
|-
| 19 July 2007 || [[VSB-30]] V04 || Cumã II || {{success}} || 242&nbsp;km
|-
| 29 May 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090607042335/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/30/content_11455467.htm Xinhua: Brazil launches rocket to test launching base] Xinhua.  Retrieved on 2009-05-30.</ref> || [[Orion (rocket)|Orion]] || Maracati 1 || {{success}} || 93&nbsp;km
|-
| 10 August 2009 || [[Fogtrein|FTB]]  || FogTrein I || {{success}} || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tribunadomaranhao.com.br/noticias/cla-da-inicio-a-operacao-fogtrein-i-2193.html |title=CLA dá início à Operação FogTrein I - Tribuna do Maranhão<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427044055/http://www.tribunadomaranhao.com.br/noticias/cla-da-inicio-a-operacao-fogtrein-i-2193.html |archive-date=2014-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 12 December 2010<ref>[http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2010/12/13/brazil-launches-mid-sized-rocket/ Brazil launches mid-sized rocket] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215202223/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2010/12/13/brazil-launches-mid-sized-rocket/ |date=December 15, 2010 }} FoxNews. Retrieved on 2010-12-15.</ref> || [[VSB-30]] V07 || Maracati 2 || {{success}} || 242&nbsp;km (payload recovered)
|-
| 8 December 2012 || [[VS-30|VS-30/Orion]] V.10 || Iguaiba || {{success}} || 52&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web|title=BRAZILIAN SPACE{{!}}Operação Iguaíba|url=https://brazilianspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/operacao-iguaiba.html|access-date=2021-05-15|website=brazilianspace.blogspot.com}}</ref>
|-
| 9 August 2013 || [[Fogtrein|FTB]]  || Operação Falcão || {{success}} || 32&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-09|title=Operação Falcão II. Mais um foguete lançado em Alcântara|url=https://www.aereo.jor.br/2013/08/09/operacao-falcao-ii-mais-um-foguete-lancado-em-alcantara/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Poder Aéreo - Aviação Militar, Indústria Aeronáutica e de Defesa|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
| 9 May 2014 || [[Fogtrein|FTB]]  || Operação Águia I || {{success}} || <ref name="g1.globo.com">{{Cite web|last=MA|first=Do G1|date=2014-08-29|title=Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara lançará foguete de sondagem VS-30|url=http://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2014/08/centro-de-lancamento-de-alcantara-lancara-foguete-de-sondagem-vs-30.html|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Maranhão|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
| 21 August 2014 || [[Fogtrein|FTI]]  || Operação Águia II || {{success}} || <ref name="g1.globo.com"/>
|-
| 1 September 2014 || [[VS-30]] V.13   || Operação Raposa || {{success}} || L-5 liquid engine test <ref>{{Cite web|title=Operação Raposa é iniciada no CLA - CLA|url=https://www2.fab.mil.br/cla/index.php/2014-12-11-17-51-57/157-operacao-raposa-e-iniciada-no-cla|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www2.fab.mil.br|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411010818/https://www2.fab.mil.br/cla/index.php/2014-12-11-17-51-57/157-operacao-raposa-e-iniciada-no-cla|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 12 September 2018 || [[VS-30]] V.14 || Operação MUTITI || {{success}} || 120&nbsp;km<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aeroflap|date=2018-12-01|title=CLA realiza o primeiro lançamento previsto para a Operação MUTITI|url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/cla-realiza-o-primeiro-lancamento-previsto-para-a-operacao-mutiti/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=AEROFLAP|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
| 22 May 2019 || [[Fogtrein|FTB]]  || Operação Águia I/2019 || {{success}} || 2 launchers <ref>{{Cite web|title=Operação Águia é realizada no CLA - CLA|url=https://www2.fab.mil.br/cla/index.php/2014-12-11-17-51-57/394-operacao-aguia-e-realizada-no-cla|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www2.fab.mil.br|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411010818/https://www2.fab.mil.br/cla/index.php/2014-12-11-17-51-57/394-operacao-aguia-e-realizada-no-cla|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 25 June 2020 || [[Fogtrein|FTB]]  || Operação Falcão I/2020 || {{success}} || 30&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-26|title=Foguete é lançado da Base de Alcântara como parte de treinamento operacional|url=https://canaltech.com.br/espaco/foguete-e-lancado-da-base-de-alcantara-como-parte-de-treinamento-operacional-167097/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Canaltech|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
| 23 November 2021 || [[Fogtrein|FTI]] || Operação Águia III || {{success}} || ~60&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-24|title=Operação Águia – CLA realiza lançamento de foguete de treinamento|url=https://tecnodefesa.com.br/operacao-aguia-cla-realiza-lancamento-de-foguete-de-treinamento/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=Tecnologia & Defesa|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
|14 December 2021
|[[14-XS]]
|Operação Cruzeiro|| {{success}} 
|280&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web |title=FAB realiza primeiro teste de voo do motor aeronáutico hipersônico 14-X - Força Aérea Brasileira |url=https://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/38395/OPERA%C3%A7%C3%A3O%20CRUZEIRO%20-%20FAB%20realiza%20primeiro%20teste%20de%20voo%20do%20motor%20aeron%C3%A1utico%20hipers%C3%B4nico%2014-X |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=www.fab.mil.br}}</ref>
|-
|1 June 2022
|[[Fogtrein|FTB]]
|Operação Falcon I/2022|| {{success}} 
|30&nbsp;km <ref>{{Cite web |title=Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara lança foguete em operação de treinamento |url=https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/centro-lan%C3%A7amento-alc%C3%A2ntara-lan%C3%A7a-foguete-194500048.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=br.noticias.yahoo.com |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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| 23 October 2022 || [[VSB-30]] V.29 || Operação Santa Branca || {{success}} ||227&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.br/aeb/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/lancamento-do-foguete-vsb-30-e-realizado-com-sucesso-durante-a-operacao-santa-branca |date=2022-10-24 |title=Lançamento do foguete VSB-30 é realizado com sucesso durante a Operação Santa Branca |trans-title=Launch of the VSB-30 rocket is successfully carried out during Operation Santa Branca |publisher=Agência Espacial Brasileira |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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!colspan="5"|<small>Source: Astronautix (Until 2010)<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020829130111/http://astronautix.com/sites/alcntara.htm Astronautix: Alcantara Chronology and Launch Log]".</ref></small>
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== See also ==
*[[Aerospace Operations Command]] Brazilian space command
*[[Rocket launch sites|Rocket Launch Sites Worldwide]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cla.aer.mil.br/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718171441/http://www.cla.aer.mil.br/ |date=July 18, 2013 }} {{in lang|pt}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030901100917/http://astronautix.com/sites/alcntara.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica about Alcantara], with maps, chronology and launch log.
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/brazil/alcantara.htm About the Alcantara Launch Center] at globalsecurity.org.
* [http://www.spacetoday.org/Rockets/Spaceports/Brazil.html Space Today - Brazil's Atlantic Spaceports].
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3985229.stm Brazil spaceport threat to villages] (BBC article).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080514124050/http://www.alcantaracyclonespace.com/ Alcântara Cyclone Space]

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