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SJ-17, 41838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SJ-17, 41838 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Nov 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 5/YZ-2 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

41838, 2016-065A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

DFH-4?, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-03 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 5/YZ-2

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 SJ-17
1 41838U 16065A   25136.53852260  .00000077  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 41838   4.7428  77.4082 0004968 291.3671 241.6115  1.00269964 31231

Epoch: 2025-05-16T12:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-16T12:55:28.352Z)

Latitude

0.56377°

Longitude

-178.00501°

Altitude

35,796.58 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 41m 25s

True Declination

0° 33' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.76716°

Longitude

61.42619°

Altitude

35,796.863 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 12m 51s

Apparent Declination

-1° 49' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:30:47

Azimuth

261.808° W

Elevation

6.863°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,809.113 km

Perigee altitude

35,767.217 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.302 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

4.7428°

RAAN

77.4082°

Arg. of periapsis

291.3671°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

241.6115°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2016 (2016-11-03 UTC)

CZ-5 R/B, 41839 (Decayed)

YZ-2 R/B, 41840

SJ-17 Visibility

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