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CBERS-4A Multispectral CCD Camera

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Multispectral CCD camera flown on CBERS-4A.

Sensor

CBERS-4A Multispectral CCD Camera is the MUX passive optical camera flown on CBERS-4A, separate from the CBERS-4 MUXCAM payload.^[1] It images blue, green, red, and near-infrared bands spanning 450 to 890 nm at 16.5 m spatial resolution over a 95 km swath.^[1] The camera has no side-looking mirror, 31-day revisit, 8-bit quantization, and a 65 Mbit/s gross data rate.^[1]

CBERS-4A carries this multispectral camera with a wide-field imager for medium-resolution land imaging.^[2] MUX on CBERS-4A is operational and associated with land albedo/reflectance, vegetation, and multi-purpose land imagery measurements.^[3] Use of MUX on CBERS-4A is demonstrated for vegetation index mapping and optical time-series change detection.^[1]^[3]

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

CBERS-4A ——— this payload

this ——— CBERS-4A (Operational) flies on

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Vegetation index mappingvia CBERS-4A
mux-cbers-4a is a multispectral land-imaging payload on operational CBERS-4A.
Optical time-series change detectionvia CBERS-4A
mux-cbers-4a contributes CBERS-4A optical land-imaging observations suitable for time-series change workflows.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

Economic activity intelligence Optical time-series change detection(demonstrated)adequate

Transport infrastructure monitoring Optical time-series change detection(demonstrated)adequate

Crop phenology Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Crop stress and yield Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Deforestation Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Land cover change Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Pasture and grazing Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Urban change Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Vector-borne disease risk Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Drought Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Irrigation monitoring Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Pest and disease detection Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Power grid and vegetation encroachment Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Urban heat island Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Wildfire Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Biodiversity and habitat Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Coastal erosion Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Coastal water quality Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Crop-type mapping Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Disaster damage assessment Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Forest structure and biomass Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Illegal construction Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Mineral exploration Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Pipeline integrity Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Solar energy siting and monitoring Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Vessel tracking Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Wind energy siting Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Sources

[1]INPE CBERS-04A imaging camerasagency doc2026-06-16
[2]USGS system characterization report on CBERS-4Aagency doc2026-06-16
[3]CEOS MIM mission summary: CBERS-4Acommunity2026-06-16

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