CBERS 4A (ZY-1 04A)

Launch data: Designation  44879 / 19093A Launch date  20 Dec 2019 - 03:22 UTC Launch site  Taiyuan, LC-9 Launch vehicle  CZ-4B (Y44) Mission  Imaging Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  615 x 635 km Eccentricity   Inclination  98.0° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The configuration of the CBERS-4A is similar to those of CBERS-3 & 4 satellites, with improvements to accommodate the new Chinese Imager camera that has superior quality in geometric and spectral resolution.
• The satellite consists of two independent modules: a service Module and a Payload module, which houses image cameras and recording equipment and transmission of the image data.

Mission details:

• The final China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, CBERS-4A, was launched by CZ-4B on Dec 20, 2019.
  Chang Zheng 4B s/n Y44 was launched from Taiyuan at 0322:29 UTC Dec 20. At T+11m39s the third stage finished its burn and entered a 615 x 635 km sun-synchronous orbit with an equator crossng at 10:30 local time.
• At T+13:18 the primary payload, the 1980 kg CBERS-4A China-Brazil Earth resources satellite, separated and became object 44889, 2019-093A.
  The CBERS satellites are part of the larger Chinese ZiYuan series, and so this is probably also ZY-1 04A. It was built by CAST/Beijing.
• CBERS-4A was mounted on an adapter covering the remaining payloads. The adapter separated into orbit at T+13:53. It is probably 2.0m high 2.9m dia.