The Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite 2 or SGDC-2 (in Portuguese: ''Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações Estratégicas 2'') is a Brazilian

geostationary A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit''Geostationary orbit'' and ''Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit'' are used somewhat interchangeably in sources. (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit in altitude ...

communication satellite that is currently in the planning stages. It will launched as a backup to

SGDC-1 The Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite or SGDC (in Portuguese: ''Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações Estratégicas'') is a Brazilian geostationary communication satellite that was built by Thales Aleni ...

. An open procurement period is being planned as of April 2019; a contract has yet to be signed for the satellite's construction. It will be operated by the Brazilian state-owned company

Telebrás Telebras is a Brazilian telecommunications company which was the state-owned monopoly telephone system. It was broken up in July 1998 into twelve separate companies, nicknamed the 'Baby Bras' companies, that were auctioned to private bidders. The ...

and launched no earlier than 2022. In August 2019, Brazil's federal audit court – the

TCU TCU may stand for: Education * Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania * Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas ** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school * Tok ...

– suspended the open procurement period due to financial and technical irregularities present within the procurement process. Telebrás was asked to address these concerns in order to proceed with the selection of a satellite construction supplier for SGDC-2. As of July 2021, the procurement of SGDC-2 has been delayed indefinitely due to concerns over cost and the legality of the procurement agreement between Telebrás and Visiona, a joint venture with

Embraer Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, where i ...

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SGDC - RESTRIÇÕES DO ITAR E SGDC-2 SÓ EM 2022
Defesanet
Segundo satélite brasileiro só deve operar em 2022, de acordo com novo cronograma
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