NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CBERS-1 & SACI 1

Launch Time
Thu Oct 14, 1999 03:15 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $64.68 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 46.97 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m
Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Mission Details

CBERS-1

China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 1 (CBERS-1), also known as Ziyuan I-01 or Ziyuan 1A, is a remote sensing satellite that was operated as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite programme between the China National Space Administration and Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,450.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

SACI-1

SACI (Satélite Científico 1) is a 60 kg scientific satellite (Satellite Cientifico). The spacecraft was built by the Brazilian space agency (INPE) and placed into a 732 × 747 km sun-synchronous orbit together with the joint Chinese and Brazilian remote sensing satellite CBERS 1 as primary payload.

The satellite carries four scientific payloads in order to investigate plasma bubbles in the geomagnetic field, air glow, and anomalous cosmic radiation fluxes. It also carries various platform technology developments. The spacecraft has four deployable panels. The ground segment comprises two main stations, and user ground data collecting stations. It is reported that contact with the spacecraft was lost shortly after launch due to either a communications system, antenna, or computer failure.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 60.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

1999

59th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4B

2nd mission
2nd mission of 1999
2nd successful mission