HJ-1
HJ-1 or Huanjing-1 is the name for a series of Chinese earth observation satellites . Above all, they should be used to monitor environmental changes and the climate. At the same time, they serve for the advance warning or early detection of natural disasters . The satellite owners are the Chinese National Environmental Protection Agency and the National Disaster Management.
For HJ-1, three satellites were initially planned, which can be divided into two types with different functionality; later the constellation was to be expanded to eight satellites.
Satellites
- Huanjing 1A and Huanjing 1B as optical satellites.
- Huanjing 1C as a radar satellite .
The first two satellites were launched on September 6, 2008 with a rocket of the Langer Marsch 2C type , the third on November 18, 2012 with a rocket of the same type.
Start list
| date | Launch site | payload | Result | COSPAR ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2008 | Taiyuan | Huanjing 1A | success | 2008-041A |
| Huanyan 1B | 2008-041B | |||
| November 18, 2012 | Taiyuan | Huanjing 1C | success | 2012-064A |
Web links
- HJ 1A, 1B (SMMS 1) on Gunter's Space Page
- HJ 1C on Gunter's Space Page
Individual evidence
- ↑ HK-1 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed November 2, 2019.
- ^ First natural disaster monitoring satellites launched by China . NASASpaceFlight.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ HJ 1C on Gunter's Space Page
- ↑ China launches two natural disaster monitoring satellites . Xinhua. September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2011.