INPE: Space and Environment R&D for Brazil in the 21st Century

Nature, 29 July 2010

Brazil: a natural knowledge economy?

Brazil´s innovation system is in large part built upon its natural and environmental resources, endowments and assets.

Deforestation cut by 300% (2005-09)

46% of energy is renewable

Brazil: a natural knowledge economy Best technology in

biofuels

World leader in tropical agriculture

Agriculture

Energy

Ecosystems

Climate change

Weather and natural disasters

Space technology adds value to Brazil´s natural knowledge economy

Megacities

A Vision for INPE in the 21st Century

INPE will be a world-class centre in Space and Environment R&D for the tropical region

Brazil will be an environmental power and the first developed nation in the tropics

INPE: CONVERTING DATA INTO KNOWLEDGESATELLITES

Earth observation, scientific, and data collection satellites

GROUND SYSTEMSSatellite control, reception, processing

and distribution of satellite data

ANALYSIS AND MODELLINGSpace Weather, Weather Prediction

and Earth System Science

SOCIETAL BENEFITS

Innovative productsto meet Brazil´s needs

CBERS GPM_BR

Mapping deforestation

INPE is unique: we are efficient users of the data produced by the satellites we build and receive

Weather forecasts

Source: Cybermetrics Lab, Spain

INPE: only Brazilian institute in top 40

World Research Centers: Impact and Visibility

Space Weather Monitoring at INPE

Ionospheric scintillation

PCD

Supercomputer

Global Weather Data

Numerical Weather Products

Forecast Preparation

Media Info

Numerical Weather Prediction at INPE

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Monitoring Deforestation in Amazonia CBERS image

Science (27 April 2007): “Brazil´s monitoring system is the envy of the world”.

DeforestationDegradation

CBERS@INPE: 1 million images (2004-2009)

LANDSAT @USGS: 1 million images (Jan-

Aug-2009)

GMES Sentinels @ESA-EC: Data will be open access (Sep 2009)

Open access data policy: a qualified success

Camara MUX-Free (OPTO) CBERS onboard computer (OMNISYS)

INPE is Brazil´s main driver of innovation in space technology

CBERS solar panels (ORBITAL)MMP (CENIC, MECTRON, FibraForte, Atech)

LIT – Integration and Tests Laboratory

Complete infrastructure for assembly and qualification of satellites70 000 man-hours per year of industrial tests

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Multimission platformCommon support for Earth Observation mini-satellites

Orbits from 600 to 1200 kmPayload:280 kg Plataform: 250 kg

Amazônia-1: first MMP mission (launch 2013)

Global land imaging every 5 days together

AWFI

Spectral Bands(m)

0,45-0,52 B0,52-0,59 G0,63-0,69 R

0,77-0,89 NIRSpatial resolution(m) 40Ground swath(km) 780Revisit (days) 5

LATTES (EQUARS and MIRAX)

MIRAX: Hard and soft X-rays

EQUARSStratosphere temperature

Ionospheric bubblesGPS occultation

NASA Explorer MoO proposal 2011 not selected

INPE may support SAO for HXI delivery

NASA support is needed for data processing and distribution

MIRAX X-ray imager

Unique wide-field X-ray imager to be operating 2016-2020State-of-the-art imaging X-ray detectors from Harvard-SAO/GSFC/CaltechVery high sensitivity and angular resolution

Global Terrestrial Ecosystem Observatory (GTEO)

Hyperspectral imager 256 bands

JPL (instrument)INPE (bus + launch)

Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring with GTEO

Imaging Spectroscopy Concept

Imaging SpectroscopyRemote Measurement via Spectral Fitting

Global Imaging SpectrometerMeasures the land surface as well as coastal and inland waters at 60 m every 19 days.

Full solar reflected spectrum of the Earth from 380 – 2500nm at 10 nm.

60 m – adequate for global terrestrial ecosystems

1000 m

Visible to Short Wavelength InfraRed (VSWIR)

1 terabit per orbit

Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) for Chandrayaan-1 Indian Mission to the Moon

TM-1

TM-3

TM2

OffnerSpectro-meterSpherical Mirror

Convex Multi Facet Blazed Grating

Order Sorting Filter and Focal Plane Detector Array

Uniform Slit

Fold Mirror

Baffles

Baffle

High uniformity and high SNR design by P. Mouroulis

Baffle

8 Kg, 15 watts, 24 Month Build

M3

First Spectral Light 19 Nov 2008

Cover of Science 23 Oct 2009Discovery of OH/H2O in the

illuminated regions of the Moon

R 2-µm absorptionG BrightnessB 3-µm absorption OH/H2O

MMP readiness status

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All equipments are qualifiedStrong space heritage on mission-critical parts

MMP qualification in INPE (2008)

Planned missions: 2012-2020

A visionary of the Brazilian space program...

“We want to build an intellectual elite at the highest level, capable of breaking Brazil's dependence on foreign technology. We need people with knowledge and ideas on how to develop Brazil, who are quick to grasp the future paths of science, and who are conscious of their role in major government decisions”.

Dr. Fernando Mendonça (INPE´s founder)

Veja, 12/03/1969