Mission
Fostering science and technology in earth and space context and be able to offer products and regular services in benefit of the country.

Vision
Become a National and international reference in both space and earth environment fostering knowledge and attending and anticipating demands on Brazilian society life quality progress.

Values
Based on ethics, transparency and integrity, INPE defends, preserves and promotes a set of values that guide the strategies and actions continuously.

-Values	Based on ethics, transparency and integrity, INPE defends, preserves and promotes a set of values that guide the strategies and actions continuously.
-Excellence	Efficiency, effectiveness, quality and pioneering when fulfilling its activities
-Plurality	Respectful and opened to different ideas, opinions and fostering creativity regarding institutional mission.
-Cooperation	Appreciation of institutional alliances to sharing competences, defining and reaching common goals.
-People’s respect	Acceptance that the Institute performance depends on the development, appreciation, well being and professional fulfillment of its human capital
-Commitment	Professional dedication regarding Commitment to institutional objectives and focus on short and long term goals.
-Communication	Permanent interaction with society, attending their necessities and always making public the Institute feedback, so that the access to information, products and services created can be shared.
-Social-environmental Responsability	Performance based on ethics, by transparency and respect to society, environment, diversity and sustainable development.