介绍了中巴地球资源卫星概况及与国外同类卫星的比较。描述了五谱段CCD相机和四谱段红外扫描仪等有效载荷。扼要介绍了卫星的公用服务平台各分系统和在轨测试性能。在首发星的基础上充分汲取用户意见，把后继星的工作做好。

This paper introduces the general situation of China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS), which is developed jointly by China and Brazil. Main characteristics of the satellite are compared with that of foreign same type satellites (Landsat, SPOT, IRS). The payload of some instruments, the service module, and the in orbit testing performance are described briefly. Finally the paper points out the design principle for the successive satellite.