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: 35,788.2 km
Apogee: 35,800.3 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.

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1 41838U 16065A   24260.46299678 -.00000035  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41838   4.1158  80.3002 0001441 212.8196  38.7637  1.00270017 28807

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC