MODIFICATION ACTIVITY BARREIRA DO INFERNO SPACE ASSEMBLY FACILITY, BRAZIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200330010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 3, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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MODIFICATION ACTIVITY
BARREIRA DO INFERNO SPACE ASSEMBLY FACILITY, BRAZIL
1. SIGNIFICANCE: MAJOR MODIFICATION/CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY,
POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH UPGRADING THE BRAZILIAN SPACE LAUNCH
PROGRAM, IS IN PROGRESS. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE ASSEMBLY/SUBASSEMBLY
BUILDING HAS BEEN DISMANTLED AN
EXCAVATION FOR A PROBABLE C-SHAPED BUILDING IS IMMEDIATELY
SOUTH OF THE ASSEMBLY/SUBASSEMBLY BUILDING. UNIDENTIFIED
MATERIALS ARE IN FRONT OF THE FINAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING AND A
LARGE GRADED AREA IS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FACILITY.
(SWN)
BARREIRA DO INFERNO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINAL ASSEMBLY AND
INSPECTION OF BRAZILIAN SONDA-SEPIES SOUNDING ROCKETS. THE
MODIFICATION/CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MAY INDICATE THAT THIS
FACILITY IS BEING MODIFIED TO SUPPORT A BRAZILIAN SPACE LAUNCH
VEHICLE REPORTEDLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. (SWN)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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