CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - CCD (ZY Series) -
Full Name CCD and multispectral imager Status Operational
Instrument Agencies CRESDA Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format GEOTIFF
Measurements and Applications Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use.
Resolution Summary 2.36m (ZY-1-02C HR) 2.1m(ZY-3)
[Best Resolution: 2.1m]
Swath Summary 52km(ZY-3) 54km(ZY-1-02C)
[Max Swath: 54 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 0.5-0.8 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Landscape topographyLand surface topography
Instrument Missions
ZY-1-02C - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2011 - 2018)
ZY-3-01 - Zi Yuan 3 Number 1 (2012 - 2023)
ZY-3-02 - Zi Yuan 3 Number 2 (2016 - 2023)
ZY-1-02D - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2019 - 2024)
ZY-3-03 - Zi Yuan 3 Number 3 (2020 - 2025)
ZY-1-02E - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2021 - 2026)