Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33321
Int'l Code: 2008-041B
Perigee: 626.5 km
Apogee: 676.3 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 33321U 08041B 14209.19249165 .00000228 00000-0 41144-4 0 5499
2 33321 098.0787 268.0097 0035507 193.0930 166.9370 14.75276798317111
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1B
