Payload (satellite)
CBERS 4: live position and orbit
OperationalCHBZ
CBERS 4 is a satellite launched 2014-12-07 by CHBZ.
Facts
NORAD ID40336
International designator2014-079A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerCHBZ
Launch date2014-12-07
Launch siteTAISC
Orbital period100.3 min
Inclination98.34°
Apogee774 km
Perigee772 km
About
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 4 (CBERS-4), also known as Ziyuan I-04 or Ziyuan 1E, is a remote sensing satellite intended for operation as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the Chinese Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application and Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. The fifth CBERS satellite to fly, it was successfully launched on 7 December 2014. It replaces CBERS-3 which was lost in a launch failure in December 2013.