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Brazil’s first homemade satellite will put an extra eye on dwindling Amazon forests – Science Magazine
The long-awaited launch of Amazonia-1 is a major test for Brazilian science
A new Brazilian satellite would allow nearreal-time monitoring of Amazonian deforestation.
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
By Sofia MoutinhoFeb. 26, 2021 , 1:45 PM
The fate of Brazils satellite programand the countrys capacity to monitor disappearing Amazon forestwill be decided in 17 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday. Thats the time it will take to launch Amazonia-1, the first satellite entirely developed by the country. If the mission goes well, Brazil will join about 20 countries that have managed the whole…
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