CBERS-3 go ahead

Brazil and China shall launch the fourth China Brazil Environmental Remote Sensing (CBERS) satellite in 2011. At the initial phase (1988-2003), two satellites, CBERS-1 and CBERS-2, were sent into space. China was responsible for 70 percent of the first series of satellites. The construction of CBERS-3 and 4 will be shared equally.

Xinhua