CBERS-2 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface (joint with INPE).

Mission Summary

Full Name
China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CRESDA, INPE
Launch Date
21 Oct 2003
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
10 Jan 2009
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.26 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
778 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:50
Repeat Cycle
26 days
NORAD Catalog #
28057 (TLE)
International Designator
2003-049A

Mission Instruments

CCD - High Resolution CCD Camera
DCS - Data Collecting System Transponder
IR-MSS - Infrared Multispectral Scanner
WFI - Wide Field Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance CCD, IR-MSS, WFI
Vegetation CCD, WFI
Surface temperature (land) IR-MSS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) CCD, IR-MSS, WFI
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