CBERS-4 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.

Mission Summary

Full Name
China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 4
aka ZY-01-4
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
07 Dec 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
778 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
26 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

DCS - Data Collecting System Transponder
IRS - Thermal and Multispectral Scanner
MUX (CBERS-4) - Multispectral CCD Camera
PAN (CBERS-4) - Panchromatic and Multispectral Imager
WFI (CBERS-4) - Wide Field Imager (CBERS)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereCloud type, amount and cloud top temperature PAN (CBERS-4)
LandAlbedo and reflectance IRS, MUX (CBERS-4), PAN (CBERS-4), WFI (CBERS-4)
Vegetation MUX (CBERS-4), PAN (CBERS-4), WFI (CBERS-4)
Surface temperature (land) IRS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) IRS, MUX (CBERS-4), PAN (CBERS-4), WFI (CBERS-4)