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ZIYUAN 1-02C (ZY 1-02C)
Land Resource Observation · CNSA / CRESDA
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China's land resources satellite provides multispectral and panchromatic imagery for geological mapping and resource assessment across China's vast territory. The Ziyuan ('Resource') series represents China's investment in space-based sovereign resource monitoring — tracking its own forests, minerals, water resources, and agricultural land from orbit.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 475–480 mi (764–772 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 100.1 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 38038
- Int’l designator
- 2011-079A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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