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:

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