CBERS-2B

China (PR)/Brazil

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 114 / Brazilian spacecraft nº: 18

Also called: ZY-1B2
CBERS= China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite.

Launch data:

Designation	32062 / 07042A
Launch date	19 Sep 2007 - 03:26 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan,
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B
Mission	Government/Commercial: remote Sensing
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	773 x 775 km
Eccentricity	0.00E+00
Inclination	98.55°
Period	100.32 min

Artist's view of the deployed CBERS-2B spacecraft in orbit (image credit: INPE)

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Chinese Academy of Space Technology / Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias
Operator	Chinese Academy of Space Technology / Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias
Platform	Phoenix-Exe-1 bus
Mass at launch	1450 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	CCD, WFI, HRC
Solar array	1 Deployable solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1100 W
Design lifetime	2 yrs

Decay:

Out of service:	Oct 2010
Cause:

Mission details:

CBERS-2B, the third China-Brazil environmental research satellite, was launched from China's Taiyuan space center on Sep 19 into a 736 x 741 km polar orbit.
On 21 Sep 2007, the CBERS-2B remote sensing satellite raised its orbit to a operational altitude of 773 km.
Third in a series of remote sensing satellites in cooperative effort of Brazil and China.

External links:

EOportal.org Satellite description
Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR585-586), #14, #207, #226, #242 - update: 17.09.11