Key statistics
Satellite CBERS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
8033
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CBERS 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CBERS 2
International designator: 2003-049A
Object number (NORAD): 28057
Object ID (CCSDS): 28057
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA/BRAZIL (CHBZ)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.237 minutes
Inclination: 98.7215 deg
SMA: 7147.909 km
Apoapsis: 770.974 km
Periapsis: 768.574 km
RAAN: 254.1299 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00016794
Argument of periapsis: 111.8134 deg
Mean anomaly: 248.323 deg
Mean motion: 14.36594645 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000382 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014542694 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 9:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CBERS 2
TLE line 1: 1 28057U 03049A 25290.89686048 .00000382 00000-0 14543-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28057 98.7215 254.1299 0001679 111.8134 248.3230 14.36594645152399
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CBERS 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CBERS 2.
Associated space launch
The satellite is China's first operational civilian remote-sensing satellite, specifically designed for the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR).
CBERS 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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