Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33320
Int'l Code: 2008-041A
Perigee: 623.6 km
Apogee: 660.8 km
Inclination: 98.0 °
Period: 97.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7020 km
Launch date: September 6, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33320U 08041A 15063.79334404 .00001199 00000-0 18100-3 0 9996
2 33320 098.0437 126.2879 0026472 192.0800 167.9778 14.75938012349517
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1A
