Zi Yuan-2 01 xing Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
1 Sep 2000, 3:25am
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 7
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Polar Orbit
ZY-2 (Ziyuan-2, 'Resource-2'), while reported as a civilian Earth observation system, was actually code-named JB-3 (Jianbing-3) and was China's first high-resolution military imaging satellite. They are reportedly used for area surveillance.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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