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Telebras operates the SGDC dual-use communications satellite, providing secure government communications and broadband services across Brazil.
ACTIVETelebras is a publicly listed Brazilian mixed-capital company linked to the Ministry of Communications that provides terrestrial and satellite network capacity for government connectivity programs. Through the SGDC satellite, launched in May 2017, it extends broadband to remote regions; SGDC carries a Ka-band payload for civil communications and an X-band payload for military operations.
Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras (Telebras) is a Brazilian state-owned telecommunications company that operates the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC). The SGDC provides dual-use military and civilian satellite communications, including secure government and military networks and broadband internet for underserved areas of Brazil through the GESAC program. Telebras plays a strategic role in Brazilian national security communications and digital inclusion. The company also manages portions of Brazil's fiber optic backbone infrastructure and is planning next-generation satellite systems.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 4 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 67% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Dual-use military and civilian GEO communications satellite providing secure government networks and broadband for underserved regions of Brazil.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: SGDC
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code TELB2. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Built one of its satellites (latest SGDC)
GCAT satellite catalogue, May 4, 2017
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Telebras: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/telebras
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Telebras: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/telebras.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_telebras_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Telebras}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/telebras}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/telebras},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}