China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program
The China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program (CBERS) is a technological cooperation program between Brazil and China which develops and operates Earth observation satellites.
Line drawing of the CBERS/ZY-1 spacecraft | |
| Country of origin | China / Brazil |
|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA / INPE |
| Applications | Remote sensing |
| Specifications | |
| Bus | Phoenix-Eye 1 |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Design life | 2-3 years |
| Production | |
| Status | Operational |
| On order | 1 |
| Built | 6 |
| Launched | 6 |
| Operational | 2 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Failed | 0 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Maiden launch | CBERS-1 14 October 1999 |
| Last launch | CBERS-4A 20 December 2019 |
| Related spacecraft | |
| Derived from | Ziyuan |
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