| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Ziyuan 3 (ZY-3) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 500 |
| Apogee (km) | 504 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000291036088474971 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.5 |
| Period (minutes) | 94.7 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2650 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 09-01-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 4 yrs. |
| Contractor | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 4B |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-001A |
| NORAD Number | 38046 |
| Comments | Land survey satellite. |