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: 35,773.1 km

Apogee: 35,814.9 km

Inclination: 3.8 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 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   24140.75418465 -.00000030  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 41838   3.8162  81.7204 0004952 339.8809 255.0030  1.00270934 27626

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC