Zi Yuan 1-2

Long March 4B launched CBERS-2, the second China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, together with the small Chuangxin-1 01 technology satellite, from Taiyuan into Sun-synchronous orbit for joint Sino-Brazilian Earth observation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T

Flight

6th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

21 October 2003, 03:16 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2003-049

Launches in 2003

50th of 63

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