The Amazonia 1 satellite, the first Earth observation satellite completely designed, integrated, tested and operated by Brazil. It is a development coordinated by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI) and conducted by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE / MCTI) in partnership with the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB / MCTI).
The launch will take place on February 28, at 10:24 am, local time in India – at 1:54 am in Brazil.
Assembly, Integration and Testing of Amazonia 1
The assembly, integration and testing (AIT) activities of the Amazonia 1 satellite were carried out at the Integration and Testing Laboratory (LIT) located at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José Campos / SP – Brazil. After the AIT activities, the service and payload modules of the satellite were separated, packed in their containers and transported to the launch base facilities in Sriharikota, India.
The containers with the satellite and its equipment were taken to the Satellite Preparation Building of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The containers were opened and their contents inspected by the team. Then, the mechanical and electrical test and support equipment were assembled, both in the Integration Room (clean area) and in the Satellite Control Room.
At ISRO’s facilities, its modules were coupled and the satellite was integrated into the separation system of the launch vehicle PSLV-C51 (photo below).