China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A) patch.
Dec.20, 2019
Long March-4B carrying CBERS-4A liftoff
A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 20 December 2019, at 03:22 UTC (11:22 local time).
CBERS-4A launch
CBERS-4A will replace CBERS-4, launched in 2014, and is equipped with three optical payloads: a wide-range panchromatic multispectral camera developed by China, and a multispectral camera and a wide-field imager developed by Brazil.
The same rocket launched into orbit eight microsatellites, including the first Ethiopian satellite, ETRSS-1, a wide-range multispectral remote-sensing microsatellite donated to Ethiopia.
China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A)
Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the CBERS-4A carries three optical apparatus – a Chinese panchromatic, multispectral imager and Brazil’s multispectral camera, as well as a wide-field imager. It is tasked with producing remote sensing data to serve a wide range of public services in the two countries, including land resources survey, environmental inspection, climate change research, disaster prevention and agricultural forecast, according to the China National Space Administration.
Related links:
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC): http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
China National Space Administration (CNSA): http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: CASC/CNSA/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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