HJ-2A

NORAD 46478· COSPAR 2020-067A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Sep 27, 2020 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.

Long March 4B | Huanjing 2A, 2B →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:04 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Sep 27, 2020

Mass

—

Apogee

647 km

Perigee

642 km

Inclination

97.88°

Period

1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for HJ-2A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

642 × 647 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2020-067 (Long March 4B | Huanjing 2A, 2B).

HJ-2B · 46479

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