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CBERS-4A

Chinese-Brazilian remote sensing satellite. CBERS-4A was launched on December 20, 2019 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Zi Yuan 1-04A
Common name
CBERS-4A
Payload designation
ZY-1 04A
Other names
CBERS 4A
International designator
2019-093E
NORAD catalog number
44883
GCAT identifier
S44883
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/927

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
ZY1
Owner
CRESDA
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
ZY

Launch

Date
December 20, 2019 · 03:22 UTC
Launch record
2019-093Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
615 km
Apogee
635 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,980 kg
Dry mass
1,900 kg
Length
3.3 m
Diameter
3.40 m
Span
9.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20050234 (CC0).