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- [Source: NASA National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2007-042A ] CBERS 2B (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 2B), also known as Zi Yuan 2B, is a China-Brazil joint craft that was launched by a Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province at 03:26 UT on 19 September 2007. The 1.5 tonne, 1.8 m x 2.0 m x 2.2 m, triaxially-stabilized craft carries a low 20 m resolution, and a higher 2.5 m resolution camera. The data will help in crop estimation, urban planning, water resource management, and military intelligence. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: CBERS-2B Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: CBERS (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) Short_Name: CBERS-2B Long_Name: China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite 2B End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: HRCCD Short_Name: HRPC Short_Name: WFI (CBERS 1,2) End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 98.6° Perigee: 773.0 km Apogee: 774.0 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-08-25 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2007-042A Online_Resource: http://www.cbers.inpe.br/ingles/ Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2007-09-19 Launch_Site: Taiyuan Space Launch Center, China Design_Life: 2 Years Primary_Sponsor: China-Brazil joint spacecraft End_Group End_Group
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