HUANJING

NORAD 38997 · COSPAR 2012-064A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

HUANJING 1C (HJ-1C) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #57874 @ 150 x 161 km x 97.0217 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-03-01 19:43 UTC Â· 31629.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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HUANJING 1C (HJ-1C)
1 38997U 12064A 23060.82206964 .18664573 24421-5 64482-3 0 9992
2 38997 97.0217 93.4533 0008236 238.7516 241.5068 16.43902763578740

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 18th 2012

Spacecraft age

13 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Committee for Disaster Reduction and State Environmental Protection

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2C

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.

Launch mass

890 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.0217Â°

Period

87.6 min

Perigee

150 km

Apogee

161 km

Eccentricity

0.0008236

RAAN

93.4533Â°

Arg of Perigee

238.7516Â°

Mean Motion

16.43902763 rev/d