Ziyuan (satellite)

Short description: Chinese remote sensing satellites

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| 15
On order| 1
Launched| 15
Operational| 8
Retired| 5
Failed| 1
Lost| 1
Maiden launch| Ziyuan I-01
14 October 1999
Last launch| Ziyuan I-02E
26 December 2021
Related spacecraft
Derivatives| CBERS

Ziyuan (simplified Chinese: 资源; traditional Chinese: 資源; pinyin: Zī Yuán; literally: '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 program.

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 series satellites are operated by the Chinese military. The Ziyuan-III series satellites are operated by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

## Satellites

Satellite | COSPAR ID | SATCAT | Launch date[2] | Rocket | Launch site | Status | Remarks

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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 I-02D | 2019-059A | 44528 | 12 September 2019, 03:26 UTC | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | Launched |
Ziyuan I-04A (CBERS-4A) | 2019-093E | 44883 | 20 December 2019, 03:22 UTC | CZ-4B | Taiyuan LC-9 | Launched |
Ziyuan I-02E | 2021-131A |  | 26 December 2021, 03:11 UTC | CZ-4C | Taiyuan LC-9 | Launched |
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 | 41556 | 30 May 2016, 03:17 UTC | CZ-4B | Taiyuan, LC-9 | Launched[3] |
Ziyuan III-03 | 2020-051A | 45939 | 25 July 2020, 03:13 UTC | CZ-4B | Taiyuan, LC-9 |

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krebs, Gunter. "CBERS 3, 4, 4B / ZY 1D, 1E, 1E2". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cbers-3.htm.
2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
3. ↑ Barbosa, Rui C. (29 May 2016). "Chinese Long March 4B lofts satellites for Ziyuan-3 and Aleph-1 programs". NASASpaceflight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/05/chinese-long-march-4b-ziyuan-aleph/.

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