Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33320
Int'l Code: 2008-041A
Perigee: 632.9 km
Apogee: 673.0 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 13145.17659062 .00001220 00000-0 18837-3 0 2116
2 33320 097.8212 209.0241 0028491 122.1011 238.2979 14.74792679253884
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1A
