HJ-1A

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HJ-1A is classified as:

Disaster monitoring

NORAD ID: 33320

Int'l Code: 2008-041A

Perigee: 628.1 km

Apogee: 665.1 km

Inclination: 97.9 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7017 km

RCS: 1.4734 m² (large)

Launch date: September 6, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Expected to last more than three years, the satellites HJ-1A and HJ-1B are the first disaster monitoring spacecraft orbited by China. Optical and infrared cameras can provide global coverage every two days. The satellites will be used to guide recovery efforts after large-scale natural disasters.

1 33320U 08041A   17178.88467163 +.00000109 +00000-0 +22841-4 0  9992
2 33320 097.9353 243.4555 0026342 354.3138 005.7780 14.76793579474360

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC