Spacecraft information: SHIJIAN-17

Launch Details
Launched 2 November 2016
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 41838
COSPAR ID 2016-065A
Alternative names SJ-17
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.814°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 4.820 hr
Argument perigee 46.697°
Mean anomaly 160.778°
Orbital period 1441.955 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jul 2026, 10:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35900.6 km
Mean Altitude 35908.3 km
Peak Altitude 35916.1 km

Launched alongside

CZ-5 R/B YZ-2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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