Key statistics
Satellite CBERS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
7928
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
Latest
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: 100.241 minutes
Inclination: 98.7045 deg
SMA: 7148.115 km
Apoapsis: 771.376 km
Periapsis: 768.584 km
RAAN: 147.8822 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001953
Argument of periapsis: 93.4281 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.7128 deg
Mean motion: 14.36532434 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000105 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000051136 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 8:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CBERS 2
TLE line 1: 1 28057U 03049A 25185.86356965 .00000105 00000-0 51136-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 28057 98.7045 147.8822 0001953 93.4281 266.7128 14.36532434137338
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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