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: 35,787.3 km

Apogee: 35,801.1 km

Inclination: 4.1 °

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   24262.60930337 -.00000035  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 41838   4.1220  80.2728 0001644 209.0722  97.3123  1.00270147 28826

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC