INPE - National Institute for Space Research
Station Country: Brazil
Station Website: http://www.inpe.br/crc/
Station Email: secor@inpe.br, glauber.miranda@inpe.br (alternative)
INPE - National Institute for Space Research
General Coordination Satellite Tracking and Control Center (CORCR)
Tracking, Operation and Reception Service (SECOR)
SECOR, the Tracking, Control, and Reception Service, is responsible for TT&C activities of all of INPE's satellites in orbit, including SCD1, SCD2, AMZ1, as well as the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellites series (CBERS4 and CBERS4A). SECOR is also in charge of receiving and delivering image data acquired by high-resolution remote sensing satellites such as CBERS-4, CBERS-4A, Amazonia-1 and LANDSAT. Additionally, it is responsible for receiving numeric and low-resolution remote sensing data from environmental satellites such as NOAAs, NPP, COSMIC, METOP, TERRA, ACQUA, etc.
Goals
- Receive, demodulate, and deliver satellite data and earth observation numeric data to the INPE Satellite Data Center – COIDS in an operational manner.
- Maintain and improve the ground station RF systems and baseband equipment for receiving Earth observation satellite data.
- Ensure the reception and delivery of Earth observing satellite images for the Brazilian Space Program and establish procedures to ensure a higher level of availability.
Station Organization: INPE
Ground Station Location: Cuiaba, Brazil
Ground Station ID: CUB
Station Lat Long: POINT (-15.5528 -56.0733)