Space cargo from Rio de Janeiro

Offshore energy engineering and research instrumentation. Residual launch capacity routed through Kourou (CSG) and Cape Canaveral SLC-40.

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Rio concentrates Brazil's offshore energy engineering and a substantial research-university base, both of which produce specialised instrumentation and materials work rather than commodity manufacturing.

Cargo leaving Rio de Janeiro for orbit consolidates at Galeao (GIG). From there it routes to Kourou (CSG) and Cape Canaveral SLC-40. Charterspace lists the residual capacity on flights that are already leaving, so what is open from these sites changes as providers release it.

Nothing on this page is a guaranteed service. Residual capacity is sporadic by nature — most of the time there is none open from any given site, and a leg listed today may be gone tomorrow. Payloads bound for orbit are subject to export control, hazardous-materials rules and the launch provider's own acceptance criteria, all of which are settled before anything is booked. If nothing here matches what you need to ship, tell us and we will look at the routes that are not listed.

Launch sites serving Rio de Janeiro

  • Kourou – CSGAir freight to Cayenne (CAY), then road west to the Centre Spatial Guyanais.
  • Cape Canaveral SLC-40Air freight to Orlando (MCO) or Miami (MIA), then road to the Space Coast.

Open capacity from launch sites serving Rio de Janeiro

This list is filtered to legs departing from the launch sites Rio de Janeiro is served by, not everything on the platform.

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Listed capacity is not guaranteed: it can be de-manifested at any time at the launch operator’s sole discretion, and all capacity is subject to export control laws and regulations. Read the full Risk Disclosure, or tell us what you need to ship if your route is not listed.