SJ-17 (SHIJIAN-17)

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SJ-17 (SHIJIAN-17) is classified as:

Geostationary
Experimental

NORAD ID: 41838

Int'l Code: 2016-065A

Perigee: 35,774.5 km

Apogee: 35,813.9 km

Inclination: 3.8 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 3, 2016
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

SHIJIAN-17 is an experimental satellite that carries an electric thruster test package, a type of propulsion system that could give the spacecraft great maneuverability to efficiently adjust its orbit and move around the geostationary belt, home to most of the world's communications satellites.

1 41838U 16065A   24134.80848175 -.00000050  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 41838   3.8019  81.7859 0004677 336.0626 272.4664  1.00270201 27547

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC