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title: Amazonia-1 (100% Domestic Satellite)
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/grid/brazil__amazonia-1-100-domestic-satellite"
hub: grid
summary: The first Earth observation satellite fully designed, assembled, tested, and operated by Brazil — launched 2021, monitoring Amazon deforestation and agricultural activity
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# Amazonia-1 (100% Domestic Satellite)

The first Earth observation satellite fully designed, assembled, tested, and operated by Brazil — launched 2021, monitoring Amazon deforestation and agricultural activity
- Technology Readiness Level: 8/9
- Impact: 2/5
- Investment: 2/5
Amazonia-1 was entirely developed by INPE and Brazilian industry, marking a milestone in domestic space capability. The 640kg satellite carries a wide-field imager providing 60-meter resolution imagery across a 850km swath, optimized for monitoring the Amazon basin.

The satellite feeds data into Brazil's deforestation monitoring systems (DETER, PRODES) and agricultural planning tools. Its wide swath allows frequent revisits — critical for detecting fast-moving deforestation in the tropics where cloud cover limits satellite observation windows.

Amazonia-1 proves Brazil can build operational Earth observation satellites independently. While less capable than larger international satellites, the domestic capability means Brazil controls its own environmental monitoring data supply chain — a sovereignty consideration as deforestation data becomes politically sensitive.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/grid/brazil__amazonia-1-100-domestic-satellite)