HJ-2A, 46478
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HJ-2A, 46478 is a payload satellite owned by CRESDA (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B 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.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, Unknown motor
Mass
510 kg wet, 510 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
2.715 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 HJ-2A
1 46478U 20067A 25195.75242826 .00000479 00000-0 75879-4 0 9992
2 46478 97.9132 276.5269 0001619 252.5935 107.5098 14.76557213258463Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:03:29.801Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
72.79595°
Altitude
643.571 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 26m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-54.04376°
Longitude
-117.8821°
Altitude
660.117 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 46m 49s
Apparent Declination
-50° 19' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:09:34
Azimuth
230.436° WSW
Elevation
-70.07°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2020 (2020-09-27 UTC)
HJ-2A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-07-15 05:34:23.152Z | 176.172° S | 2025-07-15 05:37:23.152Z | 257.131° W | 43.579° | 2025-07-15 05:41:23.152Z | 342.546° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-15 17:26:23.152Z | 65.274° ENE | 2025-07-15 17:28:23.152Z | 104.272° ESE | 20.955° | 2025-07-15 17:31:23.152Z | 147.171° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-15 19:02:23.152Z | 334.084° NNW | 2025-07-15 19:04:23.152Z | 291.445° WNW | 26.977° | 2025-07-15 19:07:23.152Z | 235.858° WSW |
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