Ziyuan (satellite)

Ziyuan
Country of origin China/Brazil
Operator CRESDA / INPE[1]
People's Liberation Army
Applications Remote sensing
Reconnaissance
Specifications
Bus Phoenix-Eye
Design life 2-4 years
Regime Sun-synchronous
Production
Status Operational
Built 11
On order 1
Launched 10
Operational 4
Retired 5
Failed 1
Lost 1
First launch Ziyuan I-01
14 October 1999
Last launch Ziyuan III-02
30 May 2016
Related spacecraft
Derivatives CBERS

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 Status Remarks
Ziyuan I series
Ziyuan I-01 (CBERS-1) 1999-057A 25940 14 October 1999, 03:15 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 Retired 2003
Ziyuan I-02 (CBERS-2) 2003-049A 28057 21 October 2003, 03:16 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 Retired 2007
Ziyuan I-02B (CBERS-2B) 2007-042A 32062 19 September 2007, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 Failed 2010
Ziyuan I-02C 2011-079A 38038 22 December 2011, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 Operational
Ziyuan I-03 (CBERS-3) N/A 9 December 2013, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 Launch failure
Ziyuan I-04 (CBERS-4) 2014-079A 40336 7 December 2014, 03:26 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 Operational
Ziyuan I-04B (CBERS-4B) 2018[1] CZ-4B Taiyuan On order
Ziyuan II series
Ziyuan II-01 2000-050A 26481 1 September 2000, 03:25 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 De-orbited 3 November 2016
Ziyuan II-02 2002-049A 27550 27 October 2002, 03:17 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 De-orbited 22 January 2015
Ziyuan II-03 2004-044A 28470 6 November 2004, 03:10 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-7 Presumed retired
Ziyuan III series
Ziyuan III-01 2012-001A 38046 9 January 2012, 03:17 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 Operational
Ziyuan III-02 2016-033A 30 May 2016, 03:17 UTC CZ-4B Taiyuan LC-9 Launched[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter. "CBERS 3, 4, 4B / ZY 1D, 1E, 1E2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. Barbosa, Rui C. (29 May 2016). "Chinese Long March 4B lofts satellites for Ziyuan-3 and Aleph-1 programs". NASASpaceflight.com.
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