Huanjing 1C

Satellite. Huanjing 1C was launched on November 18, 2012 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 1, 2023).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Huanjing Jianzai 1C
Common name: Huanjing 1C
Payload designation: HJ yihao C weixing
Other names: HJ-1C
International designator: 2012-064A
NORAD catalog number: 38997
GCAT identifier: S38997
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/714

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 18, 2012 · 22:53 UTC
Launch record: 2012-064Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 488 km
Apogee: 502 km
Inclination: 97.35°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 1, 2023
Last known active: January 2023
End of operations: March 2023

Size

Mass: 890 kg
Dry mass: 890 kg
Length: 3.8 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 8.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471932 (CC0).