Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33320
Int'l Code: 2008-041A
Perigee: 632.5 km
Apogee: 670.2 km
Inclination: 98.1 °
Period: 97.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7022 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 14207.39335827 .00000170 00000-0 32651-4 0 4981
2 33320 098.0755 265.5831 0026819 182.1182 177.9921 14.75305265316864
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1A
