CBERS-4
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 4 (CBERS-4), also known as Ziyuan I-04 or Ziyuan 1E, is 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. The fifth CBERS satellite to fly, it was successfully launched on 7 December 2014. It replaces CBERS-3 which was lost in a launch failure in December 2013.
| Mission type | Remote sensing |
|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA / INPE |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-079A |
| SATCAT no. | 40336 |
| Website | CBERS-4 |
| Mission duration | 3 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CBERS |
| Bus | Phoenix-Eye 1 |
| Launch mass | 1,980 kilograms (4,370 pounds) |
| Power | 2,300 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 December 2014, 03:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Chang Zheng 4B |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center LC-9 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,151.60 kilometers (4,443.80 miles) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001633 |
| Perigee altitude | 779 kilometers (484 miles) |
| Apogee altitude | 781 kilometers (485 miles) |
| Inclination | 98.54 degrees |
| Period | 100.32 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 09:18:29 UTC |
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