Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 33321
Int'l Code: 2008-041B
Perigee: 626.6 km
Apogee: 679.3 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 33321U 08041B 13141.75298722 .00001368 00000-0 20946-3 0 2598
2 33321 097.8230 206.0523 0037545 149.1934 211.1506 14.74788672253365
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HJ-1B
