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HUANJING 1A (HJ-1A)
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
September 6, 2008 at 03:25 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Launched by
Long March 2C/SMA →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Huan Jing 1A & 1B
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
631 km
Periapsis
603 km
Inclination
97.67°
Orbital period
97.04 min
Spacecraft
Operator
National Remote Sensing Center (NRSCC)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Users
Government
Launch mass
470 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-041A
NORAD catalog №
33320
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
1.466 m²
Status
Operational