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Huanjing 1B

Satellite. Huanjing 1B was launched on September 6, 2008 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Huanjing Jianzai 1B
Common name
Huanjing 1B
Payload designation
HJ yihao B xing
International designator
2008-041B
NORAD catalog number
33321
GCAT identifier
S33321
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/602

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
HJ-1
Owner
CRESDA
Country
China
Builder
Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Co
Platform (bus)
CAST-968

Launch

Date
September 6, 2008 · 03:25 UTC
Launch record
2008-041Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC7

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
626 km
Apogee
671 km
Inclination
98.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
2018

Size

Mass
510 kg
Dry mass
510 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111496957 (CC0).