Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
{{Short description|Satellite launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency}}
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| name = Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
| nativename = Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno
| image = Barreira do Inferno.jpg
| image2 = RioGrandedoNorte Municip Parnamirim.svg
| caption2 = Location in Rio Grande do Norte
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| type = Military base
Spaceport
| operator = Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Space Agency
| location = Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| built = 1965
| used = 1965 - present
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| coordinates = {{coord|05|55|30|S|035|09|47|W|region:BR_type:airport|display=it}}
| website = [http://www.clbi.cta.br/ www.clbi.cta.br]
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The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ({{langx|pt|Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI}}, {{Translation|'Hell's Barrier'}}) is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965,[http://www.clbi.cta.br/new/variados.php?tp=missao Centro De Lançamento Da Barreira Do Iinferno] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904070404/http://www.clbi.cta.br/new/variados.php?tp=missao |date=September 4, 2013 }} and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has been used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers in altitude.
It provides tracking support for launches from the Alcântara Launch Center and Guiana Space Centre.
Launches
The following rockets have been launched from CLBI:[http://www.astronautix.com/sites/natal.htm Natal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031031075958/http://astronautix.com/sites/natal.htm |date=2003-10-31 }}
- Loki-Dart
- Nike-Cajun
- Orion
- Nike-Apache
- Aerobee 150
- Javelin
- Nike-Tomahawk
- Black Brant 4A
- Nike-Iroquois
- Boosted Dart
- Super Arcas
- Rocketsonde
- Black Brant 5C
- Black Brant 4B
- Paiute Tomahawk
- PESL{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Startup brasileira lança foguete nacional pela primeira vez da base Barreira do Inferno, em Natal; vídeo |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2023/12/14/startup-brasileira-lanca-foguete-nacional-pela-primeira-vez-da-base-barreira-do-inferno-em-natal-video.ghtml |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=O Globo |language=pt-br}}
- Castor Lance
- Black Brant 8B
- Sonda 3
- Skylark 12
- Cuckoo 4
- Nike Orion
- Sonda 4
- VLS-R1
- VS-30
Gallery
File:Foguete Barreira do Inferno.jpg|Rocket display at Barreira do Inferno
File:Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno (8227091948).jpg|Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno
File:Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno (8227091500).jpg|Air Defence Museum, Barreira do Inferno
File:Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, Parnamirim, Brazil.jpg|Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
File:Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (48500609001).jpg|alt=|Barreira do Inferno Launch Center complex
File:Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (7859714092).jpg|Rocket displays at Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
File:Lançamento do foguete Black Brant, na Barreira do Inferno (RN).tiff|Launch of a Black Brant rocket in 1973 from Barreira do Inferno
References
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External links
- [http://www.clbi.cta.br/ Official site]
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Category:Rocket launch sites in Brazil
Category:Space program of Brazil
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