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HJ-2E

NORAD 54035· COSPAR 2022-132A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Oct 12, 2022 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 2C.
Long March 2C | 5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:50 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 12, 2022
Mass
Apogee
515 km
Perigee
505 km
Inclination
97.38°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

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

Trend
Raising
Change
+9.6 km
Rate
+0.69 km/day
Now
505 × 515 km
500515485Aug 26Sep 9
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 2022-132 (Long March 2C | 5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E)).

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