Elon Musk plans, in addition to the Amazon, to invest in the Alcântara Rocket and Satellite Launch Center (CLA).

The Billionaire Elon Musk was in Brazil last Friday (20) for a visit and revealed to politicians, businessmen and Federal Government authorities its interest in making investments in various sectors. Thus, one of the areas that Tesla's owner plans to invest in is aerospace, mainly in the Alcântara Rocket and Satellite Launch Center (CLA), located in Maranhão. With an approximate net worth of US$ 250 billion, Elon Musk has in his portfolio, the company SpaceX, focused on space exploration, and Tesla, maker of electric cars, as well as high-speed train ventures, among others.

Elon Musk's goals in Maranhão

One of the first partnerships announced by the Federal government will be through Starlink, Elon Musk's company in the telecommunications area. The goal is to make internet available via the company's satellite.

Through the company, the equipment will also be used to monitor the Amazon rainforest and connect 19 schools in rural areas. In January of last year, Musk's company received Anatel's approval to operate in the country until 2027. SpaceX's arm, Starlink specializes in placing satellites in low orbit and with experience in connecting deserts and forests.

Elon Musk's interest in making investments in the Brazilian aerospace sector, even more so in the Alcântara Rocket and Satellite Launch Center (CLA), had great repercussions in Maranhão and in the national media. According to the newspaper The State of S. Paul, one of the most attractive places for investment in Brazil, for Musk, is the Alcântara Rocket Launch Center (CLA), in Maranhão. The region, close to the equator, is one of the most sought-after airfields for companies and agencies in the aerospace sector.

The optimal conditions of the Alcântara Rocket and Satellite Launch Center (CLA) include the launch trajectory and the distance from Earth orbit, resulting in fuel savings. For SpaceX, which is notable for reducing space travel costs, a future partnership with CLA, from Maranhão, could be a great advantage.

CLA closes partnership with South Korean company

Earlier this month, the Innospace and the Alcântara Rocket and Satellite Launch Center (CLA) entered into a partnership for the first suborbital launch in December this year.

The initiative will serve as a test for a single-stage rocket that is approximately 16,3 meters high and is named HANBIT-TLV. This test will serve as the basis for the company's satellite launcher, named HANBIT-Nano, designed to carry a payload platform weighing up to 50 kg into a polar orbit, crossing the planet's poles at about 500 km away. altitude.

Elon Musk's arrival in Brazil

Elon Musk was present in Brazil for a meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro, in the interior of São Paulo. The meeting focused on connectivity and the environment, involving the Amazon region. One of Musk's goals is to invest in satellites for 5G internet in the state.

Such investments are a constellation of 4 low-orbit satellites that will be launched at a distance of approximately 500 km in altitude, which is very close to Earth, compared to the most common satellites, which orbit at a distance of 35 km.