This thesis investigates the reciprocal relationship between satellite technologies and Brazilian landscapes, analyzing how remote sensing systems shape, and are shaped by, political, ecological, and economic forces. Through case studies of Landsat, Copernicus/Sentinel, CBERS, and Planet Labs, I examine how satellites function as observation machines that both generate ecological knowledge and reproduce geopolitical asymmetries. Using scientometric analysis of Brazilian and international research, I evaluate how different systems are deployed in statecraft, ecological resistance, novel epistemologies, and commodification of landscapes. The findings demonstrate that satellites are not neutral tools but deeply embedded in histories of Cold War militarization, global technology transfer, and Brazil’s agricultural modernization. By situating Brazil as both a site of innovation and increasingly powerful actor within global space politics, this thesis argues for understanding satellites as political artifacts that mediate governance over land, resources, and knowledge production in the Global South
