CBERS-3

CBERS-3
Mission typeRemote sensing
OperatorCNSA / INPE[1]
WebsiteChina–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program
Mission duration3 years planned[2]
Launch failure
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCBERS
BusPhoenix-Eye 1[1]
Launch mass1,980 kilograms (4,370 pounds)[2]
Power2,300 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date9 December 2013, 03:26 (2013-12-09UTC03:26Z) UTC
RocketChang Zheng 4B
Launch siteTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center LC-9
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Eccentricity0.0
Perigee altitude1,252 kilometers (778 miles)
Apogee altitude1,252 km (778 mi)
Inclination98.5 degrees
Period100.0 minutes
EpochPlanned

China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 3 (CBERS-3), also known as Ziyuan I-03 or Ziyuan 1D, was a remote sensing satellite intended for operation as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the Chinese Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application and Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.[1] The fourth CBERS satellite to fly, it was lost in a launch failure in December 2013.

  1. ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "CBERS 3, 4, 4B / ZY 1D, 1E, 1E2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "CBERS-3 & 4 (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) - 2nd Generation Satellite Series". Earth Observation Portal. European Space Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2013.