CBERS-4A Mission

Objectives and Applications

Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.

Mission Summary

Full Name
China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 4A
aka ZY-01-4A
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
20 Dec 2019
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
629 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
31 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

DCS - Data Collecting System Transponder
MUX (CBERS-4A) - Multispectral CCD Camera
WFI (CBERS-4A) - Wide Field Imager
WPM - Wide Swath Panchromatic and Multispectral Camera

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance MUX (CBERS-4A), WFI (CBERS-4A), WPM
Landscape topography WPM
Vegetation MUX (CBERS-4A), WFI (CBERS-4A)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MUX (CBERS-4A), WFI (CBERS-4A), WPM