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: 35,782.8 km
Apogee: 35,804.1 km
Inclination: 0.5 °
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.

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1 41838U 16065A   19054.76255771 -.00000285  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 41838   0.5059  98.0241 0002527 279.9232 144.1214  1.00272994  8457

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC