HJ-2A Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - HJ-2A -

Full Name

Huan Jing-2A

Status

Operational (nominal)

Mission Agencies

CRESDA , CAST

Launch Date

27 Sep 2020

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

Dec 2025

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

46478 (TLE)

International Designator

2020-067A

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

Descending

Orbit Inclination

97.9 deg

Orbit Altitude

650 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

10:30

Repeat Cycle

31 days

Objectives and Applications

Disaster and environment monitoring and forecasting. Small satellite constellation.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)
	Radiation budget	HSI-2 (HJ-2A), IRMSS-2 (HJ-2)
Land	Albedo and reflectance	HSI-2 (HJ-2A), IRMSS-2 (HJ-2), WVC-2
	Vegetation	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	HSI-2 (HJ-2A), IRMSS-2 (HJ-2), WVC-2
Ocean	Ocean colour/biology	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)
	Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)
Snow & Ice	Snow cover, edge and depth	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)
	Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	HSI-2 (HJ-2A)

Mission Instruments

HSI-2 (HJ-2A) - Hyper Spectrum Imager 2

IRMSS-2 (HJ-2) - Infrared Multispectral Scanner - 2

WVC-2 - Wide View CCD camera - 2

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