HJ-1C

HJ-1C is no longer on orbit
HJ-1C is classified as:

Disaster monitoring

NORAD ID: 38997

Int'l Code: 2012-064A

Launch date: November 18, 2012
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Decay date: 2023-03-01

The Huanjing 1C satellite (HJ-1C) is fitted with a synthetic aperture radar instrument designed to peer through clouds and take images of Earth's surface day-and-night in all weather conditions. It joins two Huanjing satellites with optical imagers launched in 2008. The disaster-monitoring fleet provides data on floods, wildfires, drought, typhoons and landslides. Imagery from the Huanjing satellites are shared with other countries as part of an international framework for disaster response. Huanjing means environment in English.