BackForward Satellite: CBERS-2 

Satellite details
Acronym CBERS-2
Full name China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2 (ZY-1 FM2)
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 2nd flight unit of the CBERS (ZY-1) programme.
  • Main mission: land observation.
Mass at launch 1450 kg Dry mass
Power 1100 W
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • Direct reception at appointed ground stations in X-band.
  • Off-line data distribution from the receiving and processing stations via Internet.
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 778 km
ECT 10:30 desc

 

Space agency CAST , INPE, CRESDA, AEB
Status Inactive
Details on Status
(as available)
  • IRMSS inoperable since 2005.
  • HRCC discontinued in May 2006.
Launch 21 Oct 2003 EOL 15 Nov 2007
Last update: 2015-07-27
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on CBERS-2

Acronym Full name
DCS Data Collection System
HRCC High-Resolution CCD Camera
IRMSS Infrared Multispectral Scanner
WFI Wide Field Imager
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