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HJ-1A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 97 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.7° from the equator, between 604 and 644 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About HJ-1A

HJ-1A is a satellite from China, launched on Sep 6, 2008 from Taiyaun Space Center, China.

It circles Earth every 97 minutes (14.8 times a day), between 602 and 630 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Huanjing 1A · satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 602 km to 602 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
600610620630Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.