A: CBERS-2 is a Chinese-Brazilian remote sensing satellite launched in 2003 for Earth observation purposes. It is part of a collaborative program between China and Brazil to monitor Earth's resources.

Q: When and how was CBERS-2 launched?

A: CBERS-2 was launched on October 21, 2003, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China using a Long March 4B rocket.

Q: Who operates CBERS-2?

A: CBERS-2 is operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

CBERS-2

Chinese-Brazilian remote sensing satellite

Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q15292934

Facts

12 properties

Instance of: Earth observation satellite
Country: Brazil^[2]
Follows: CBERS-1^[4]
Followed by: CBERS-2B^[5]
Launch date: 2003-10-21
Part of: China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program, Ziyuan^[6]^[7]
Launch vehicle: Long March 4B
Operator: China National Space Administration^[3]
Significant event: rocket launch^[10]
Space launch vehicle: Long March 4B^[8]
Start point: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center^[11]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: October 21, 2003^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 5

Image (Wikimedia Commons): CBERS-2 014.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 2003-049A
Freebase ID: /m/0zgb0vs
Google News topics ID: CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvS0wyMHZNSHBuWWpCMmN4SUZjSFF0UWxJb0FBUAE
SCN: 28057

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🔗 Connections

Belongs to 2

China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program, Ziyuan

Part of 2

China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program, Ziyuan

Country 1

Brazil

Followed by 1

CBERS-2B

Followed by (predecessor) 1

CBERS-2B

Follows 1

CBERS-1

Instance of 1

Earth observation satellite

Operator 1

China National Space Administration

Preceded by (successor) 1

CBERS-1

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Long March 4B

Start point 1

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

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Summary

CBERS-2 is an Earth observation satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ CBERS-2 — country (P17): Brazil. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ CBERS-2 — operator (P137): China National Space Administration. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ CBERS-2 — follows (P155): CBERS-1. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ CBERS-2 — followed by (P156): CBERS-2B. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ CBERS-2 — part of (P361): China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ CBERS-2 — part of (P361): Ziyuan. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ CBERS-2 — space launch vehicle (P375): Long March 4B. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ CBERS-2 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): October 21, 2003. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ CBERS-2 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ CBERS-2 — start point (P1427): Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ CBERS-2 is an instance of Earth observation satellite (Q854845) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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