Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33320
Int'l Code: 2008-041A
Perigee: 633.0 km
Apogee: 672.6 km
Inclination: 97.8 °
Period: 97.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7023 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 13169.39773724 .00000409 00000-0 68092-4 0 2845
2 33320 097.8189 232.4281 0028172 047.7795 312.5796 14.74829513257456
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1A
