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| Mission type | Remote sensing |
|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA / INPE[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-042A |
| SATCAT no. | 32062 |
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 2 years, 7 months and 20 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CBERS |
| Bus | Phoenix-Eye 1[1] |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Launch mass | 1450 kg |
| Dimensions | 1.8 x 2.0 x 2.2 m |
| Power | 1100 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 September 2007, 03:26:13 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Long March 4B |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, LC-7 |
| Contractor | SAST |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 10 May 2010 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 773 km |
| Apogee altitude | 774 km |
| Inclination | 98.60° |
| Period | 100.30 minutes |
| Epoch | 19 September 2007 |
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China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 2B (CBERS-2B), also known as Ziyuan 1-2B, was a remote sensing satellite operated 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 third CBERS satellite to fly, it was launched by China in 2007 to replace CBERS-2.[2]
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "CBERS 1, 2, 2B / ZY 1A, 1B, 1B2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "CBERS 2B Satellite details 2007-042A NORAD 32062". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.