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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 4B | Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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