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| - [Source: INPE CBERS home page,
http://www.cbers.inpe.br/ingles/ ]
The first satellite to be developed, CBERS-1, was launched with great success by the Chinese Long March 4B launcher, from the Taiyuan Launch Base, on Oct. 14, 1999. Launch occurred at 1:15 AM (Brasilia local time).
Two modules compose the satellite. The first one is the payload module, where 3 cameras are located (CCD Camera, IRMSS Camera and WFI Camera) and a Transponder for the Brazilian Environmental Data Collection System. The second one is the service module, containing the equipment for power supply, control, telecommunications and remaining functions necessary to the satellite operation.
Its orbit is Helios-synchronous, at a 778 km altitude. It performs about 14 revolutions a day and obtains a complete coverage of the Earth in 26 days.
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: CBERS-1
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: CBERS (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite)
Short_Name: CBERS-1
Long_Name: China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite 1
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: SJ 3
Short_Name: Shijian 3
Short_Name: 25940
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: HRCCD
Short_Name: WFI (CBERS 1,2)
Short_Name: IRMSS
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.6°
Period: 99.6 minutes
Perigee: 733.0 km
Apogee: 745.0 km
Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous
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Creation_Date: 2007-08-29
Online_Resource http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1999-057A Online_Resource http://www.cbers.inpe.br/ingles/ Sample_Image http://www.skyrocket.de/space/img_sat/cbers-1__1.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1999-10-14
Launch_Site: Taiyuan Space Launch Center, China
Primary_Sponsor: Brazil
Primary_Sponsor: China
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