Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno | |
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Location in Rio Grande do Norte | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military base Spaceport |
| Operator | Brazilian Air Force Brazilian Space Agency |
| Location | Parnamirim,Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil |
| Built | 1965 |
| In use | 1965 - present |
| Coordinates | 05°55′30″S035°09′47″W / 5.92500°S 35.16306°W /-5.92500; -35.16306 |
| Website | www.clbi.cta.br |
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TheBarreira do Inferno Launch Center (Portuguese:Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno;CLBI,transl. 'Hell's Barrier') is arocket launch base of theBrazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965,[1] and is located nearPonta Negra beach, nearNatal, the capital of the state ofRio Grande do Norte. It has been used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers in altitude.
It providestracking support for launches from theAlcântara Launch Center andGuiana Space Centre.
The following rockets have been launched from CLBI:[2]
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