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Payload

HUANJING 1B (HJ-1B)

OperationalPayloadLEO

HUANJING 1B (HJ-1B) is a National Remote Sensing Center (NRSCC) payload satellite, launched on September 6, 2008 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 6, 2008 at 03:25 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Huan Jing 1A & 1B

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
644 km
Periapsis
594 km
Inclination
97.65°
Orbital period
97.08 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Remote Sensing Center (NRSCC)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Users
Government
Launch mass
510 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-041B
NORAD catalog №
33321
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
1.372 m²
Status
Operational