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
5 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 5 hours ago
0 HJ-2A
1 46478U 20067A 25129.20495757 .00001083 00000-0 16257-3 0 9998
2 46478 97.9131 211.3038 0004668 106.3999 253.7724 14.76539240248645Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:55:08.334Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-89.74537°
Altitude
644.203 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 05m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-68.39919°
Longitude
-69.12357°
Altitude
669.268 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 27m 51s
Apparent Declination
-73° 56' 47"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:38:17
Azimuth
192.381° SSW
Elevation
-53.607°
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 | 2025-05-09 18:29:57.813Z | 6.052° NNE | 2025-05-09 18:33:57.813Z | 241.621° WSW | 41.663° | 2025-05-09 18:36:57.813Z | 203.63° SW |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-10 05:26:57.813Z | 166.18° S | 2025-05-10 05:29:57.813Z | 349.583° N | 44.848° | 2025-05-10 05:33:57.813Z | 347.574° N |
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