Status
Prelaunch Failure
SATEC & UNOSAT
Fri Aug 22, 2003
The launcher exploded on the pad two days before the launch, killing 21 people. This accident caused the discontinuation of the VLS-1 program.
Rocket
Mission Details
SATEC
The Satélite Tecnológico or SATEC was a microsatellite of scientific applications, designed, developed, built, and tested by Brazilian technicians, engineers, and scientists working at INPE (National Institute for Space Research).
The primary objective of SATEC was to test the technological equipment embedded in the VLS-1, providing more information for future applications.
UNOSAT
UNOSAT was a Brazilian scientific applications nanosatellite, designed, developed, built, and tested by researchers and students working at Northern Paraná University. The primary objective of UNOSAT was to transmit voice messages and a telemetry data packet in AX25 protocol.