Measurements and Applications
Measurements of cloud type and extent and land surface reflectance, and used for global land surface applications.
Full Name
High Resolution CCD Camera
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
High resolution optical imagers 
Geometry
Steerable viewing
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
20 m
[Best Resolution: 20m]
Swath
113 km
[Max Swath: 113 km]
Waveband
VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.77 - 0.89 µm, PAN: 0.51 - 0.71 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
CBERS-1 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 1 (1999 - 2003) |
| CBERS-2 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2 (2003 - 2009) |
| CBERS-2B - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2B (2007 - 2010) |