Amazônia-1
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[thumb\|left\|Launch of Amazônia\-1\|259x259px](/wiki/File:PSLV-C51%2C_Amaz%C3%B4nia-1_launch_001.jpg "PSLV-C51, Amazônia-1 launch 001.jpg")

Between September and October 2012, a structural model of the Amazônia\-1 satellite was subjected to a series of vibration test.

In the latest review of the PNAE, published in January 2013, the Amazônia\-1 resurfaced with the same name, and even successors were planned (Amazon\-1B in 2017 and Amazon\-2 in 2018\). However, with polar orbit as a design feature, the release dates of these satellites can not be met. The Amazônia\-1 schedule is already delayed by two years.[PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ATIVIDADES ESPACIAIS 2012\-2021](http://www.aeb.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PNAE-Portugues.pdf)  [Brazilian Space Agency](/wiki/Brazilian_Space_Agency "Brazilian Space Agency") 22 January 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2016

The satellite was originally supposed to launch on a Brazilian [VLS\-1](/wiki/VLS-1 "VLS-1") rocket, but the program was cancelled. 

The satellite was successfully launched on 28 February 2021 aboard ISRO's [Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle](/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle "Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle") ([PSLV\-C51](/wiki/PSLV-C51 "PSLV-C51")) from the First Launch Pad of [Satish Dhawan Space Centre](/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre "Satish Dhawan Space Centre"). The cost of launch was nearly USD 26 million.
[left\|thumb\|218x218px\|Amazônia 1 in orbit with its solar panels deployed.](/wiki/File:Amaz%C3%B4nia_1_with_its_solar_panels_deployed.jpg "Amazônia 1 with its solar panels deployed.jpg")

### Post\-launch

On March 2, 2021, journalist and science communicator Salvador Nogueira reported that according to trackers in the United States, the satellite may be tipping over in its orbit, but that the situation wasn't irreversible. This occurred after the satellite was put into "mission mode," which triggered a safety program where the satellite was in an attitude that ensured its solar panels were exposed to the Sun. The journalist later posted on Twitter that the situation may be due to the satellite's release and that it had already been resolved, but is awaiting word from INPE. Later Clezio di Nardin, INPE's director, confirmed that the satellite operates normally and is going through the qualification phase, which will last until March 15\. The position of Clezio di Nardin and of [Marcos Pontes](/wiki/Marcos_Pontes "Marcos Pontes"), [Minister of Science](/wiki/Ministry_of_Science%2C_Technology_and_Innovation_%28Brazil%29 "Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil)"), was that nothing unusual had happened.


Did Amazônia-1 successfully complete its qualification phase?