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: 35,778.0 km

Apogee: 35,808.9 km

Inclination: 4.3 °

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   24342.75398855  .00000080  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 41838   4.3308  79.3375 0003658 211.9191 239.1895  1.00272900 29654

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC