ZY-1 02C

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 176

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Description:

• ZIYUAN 1-02C (ZY-1-02C) was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and is the country's first high-resolution remote sensing satellite. Ziyuan 1-2C carries black-and-white and color cameras to provide officials with imagery for land resource surveys, disaster relief services, agriculture development, forestry, water conservation, environmental monitoring, city planning and other applications.
• ZY 1C is a chinese earth observation satellite similar to the chinese-brazilian CBERS 2B / ZY 1B2, but features only chinese instruments

Mission details:

• China launched the Ziyuan yihao 02C satellite from Taiyuan on Dec 22. The satellite carries imaging cameras with a resolution of 2.4m. The two earlier ZY-1 satellites were launched as part of a joint Sino-Brazilian program (CBERS), but this one appears to be all-Chinese.
• China also has a ZY-2 series, thought to be used for defense related imaging, while ZY-1 is used for civilian mapping and resource monitoring.