Satellite description

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 33, 52450 is a payload satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 05 May 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

52450, 2022-048H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

CGSTL (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Changguang WJ

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

JL-1, Unknown motor

Mass

42 kg wet, 42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-05 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)