HJ-2B, 46479
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HJ-2B, 46479 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-2B
1 46479U 20067B 25195.72079112 .00000488 00000-0 77160-4 0 9991
2 46479 97.9184 277.2799 0002205 69.1065 291.0380 14.76550457258461Epoch: 2025-07-14T17:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T17:17:56.352Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
84.96951°
Altitude
642.695 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 29m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
68.65127°
Longitude
64.58706°
Altitude
650.558 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 17m 03s
Apparent Declination
35° 12' 08"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:17:01
Azimuth
24.499° NE
Elevation
-9.957°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2020 (2020-09-27 UTC)
HJ-2B 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 04:48:47.953Z | 132.721° SE | 2025-07-15 04:52:47.953Z | 61.952° ENE | 28.475° | 2025-07-15 04:55:47.953Z | 11.15° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-15 06:26:47.953Z | 227.676° WSW | 2025-07-15 06:28:47.953Z | 260.626° W | 19.603° | 2025-07-15 06:31:47.953Z | 309.42° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-15 18:16:47.953Z | 17.505° NNE | 2025-07-15 18:19:47.953Z | 143.813° SSE | 44.065° | 2025-07-15 18:23:47.953Z | 189.407° SSW |
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