PION-BR2 Spacecraft

PION-BR2
PION-BR2
PION-BR2
Spacecraft PION-BR2 (Scientists of Alcântara)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Launch failure
Launched 2025-12-23
NORAD ID Launch failure
Deployer ISIPOD [ISISpace]
Launcher Innospace HANBIT
Entity name PION Labs
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Headquarters Brazil
Oneliner

Demonstrate locally developed subsystems.
Description

Send messages into space from students in the public school system of the Maranhão municipality, in an effort to bring quilombola communities closer to space activities.

Developed by UFMA in partnership with AEB, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the startup PION, the device will also undergo tests with national communication systems, energy, solar panels, and an onboard computer. strengthening the Brazilian space industry supply chain.
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On the same launch

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