SJ-17, 41838
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SJ-17, 41838 is a Chinese 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
DFH-4?, Unknown motor
Mass
~3,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 SJ-17
1 41838U 16065A 26148.15296050 -.00000091 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 41838 5.7039 72.8429 0002037 11.3191 122.5250 0.99854499 35002Epoch: 2026-05-28T03:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-28T03:40:15.787Z)
Latitude
4.09023°
Longitude
-93.91262°
Altitude
35,907.734 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 47m 25s
True Declination
4° 05' 10"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:55:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,913.648 km
Perigee altitude
35,896.422 km
Semi-major axis
42,283.172 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
5.7039°
RAAN
72.8429°
Arg. of periapsis
11.3191°
True anomaly
122.54468°
Mean anomaly
122.525°
Eccentric anomaly
122.53484°
Mean motion
0.24963 °/min
Orbital period
1,442.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2016 (2016-11-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SJ-17 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-05-28 09:32:31.325Z | 165.001° S | 2026-05-29 00:50:31.325Z | 163.057° S | 37.046° | 2026-05-29 09:32:31.325Z | 167.091° S |
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