Ziyuan (satellite)

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Ziyuan
General information
Country of origin China/Brazil
Bus Phoenix-Eye
Applications Remote sensing
Reconnaissance
Orbit regimes Sun-synchronous
Operator CRESDA/INPE[1]
People's Liberation Army
Lifetime 2-4 years
Derivatives CBERS
Production
Status Operational
Built 10
On order 2
Launched 9
Lost 1
First launch Ziyuan I-01
14 October 1999
Last launch CBERS-3
9 December 2013

Ziyuan or Zi Yuan (Chinese: 资源 meaning resources) is a series of remote sensing satellites operated by the People's Republic of China. Several Ziyuan satellites are operated jointly with Brazil's National Institute for Space Research under the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite programme.

Ziyuan satellites are based on the Phoenix-Eye-1 or Phoenix-Eye-2 satellite buses - the Phoenix-Eye-1 is used for CBERS missions while the Phoenix-Eye-2 is used for the remaining satellites. The Ziyuan-II and III series satellites are operated by the Chinese military.

Satellites

Satellite COSPAR ID SATCAT Launch date[2] Rocket Launch site Orbit Epoch Status Remarks
Ziyuan I series
Ziyuan I-01 (CBERS-1) 1999-057A 25940 14 October 1999, 03:15 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 779 × 785 km × 98.34° (484 × 488 mi)[3] 2 December 2013 Retired 2003
Ziyuan I-02 (CBERS-2) 2003-049A 28057 21 October 2003, 03:16 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 780 × 782 km × 98.17° (480 × 486 mi)[4] 2 December 2013 Retired 2007
Ziyuan I-02B (CBERS-2B) 2007-042A 32062 19 September 2007, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 745 × 792 km × 98.32° (463 × 492 mi)[5] 2 December 2013 Failed 2010
Ziyuan I-02C 2011-079A 38038 22 December 2011, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 779 × 781 km × 98.49° (484 × 485 mi)[6] 2 December 2013
Ziyuan I-03 (CBERS-3) n/a 9 December 2013, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 n/a Launch failure
Ziyuan I-04 (CBERS-4) December 2015 CZ-4B Taiyuan Awaiting launch
Ziyuan I-04B (CBERS-4B) 2016 CZ-4B Taiyuan Awaiting launch
Ziyuan II series
Ziyuan II-01 2000-050A 26481 1 September 2000, 03:25 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 420 × 424 km × 97.14° (260 × 263 mi)[7] 1 December 2013
Ziyuan II-02 2002-049A 27550 27 October 2002, 03:17 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 421 × 433 km × 97.11° (262 × 269 mi)[8] 2 December 2013
Ziyuan II-03 2004-044A 28470 6 November 2004, 03:10 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 556 × 609 km × 97.28° (345 × 378 mi)[9] 2 December 2013
Ziyuan III series
Ziyuan III-01 2012-001A 38046 9 January 2012, 03:17 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 504 × 512 km × 97.43° (313 × 318 mi)[10] 2 December 2013
Ziyuan III-02 2014 CZ-4B Taiyuan Awaiting launch


References

  1. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "CBERS 3, 4, 4B / ZY 1D, 1E, 1E2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ "CBERS 1 Satellite details 1999-057A NORAD 25940". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ "CBERS 2 Satellite details 2003-049A NORAD 28057". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "CBERS 2B Satellite details 2007-042A NORAD 32062". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ "ZY 1 Satellite details 2011-079A NORAD 38038". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  7. ↑ "JB-3 A Satellite details 2000-050A NORAD 26481". N2YO. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  8. ↑ "JB-3 B Satellite details 2002-049A NORAD 27550". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  9. ↑ "JB-3 C Satellite details 2004-044A NORAD 28470". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ "ZY 3 Satellite details 2012-001A NORAD 38046". N2YO. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 


Ziyuan I
Ziyuan II
  • 01
  • 02
  • 03
Ziyuan III
Future missions in italics.
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