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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

41838, 2016-065A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

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

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 11 hours ago

0 SJ-17
1 41838U 16065A   25189.88106903  .00000074  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 41838   4.8768  76.7863 0003418 317.4317  32.0409  1.00269721 31761

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:08:44.364Z)

Latitude

-0.87541°

Longitude

-177.93427°

Altitude

35,774.598 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 25m 16s

True Declination

0° 52' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.22161°

Longitude

-14.55991°

Altitude

35,800.225 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 52m 32s

Apparent Declination

-3° 24' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:09:58

Azimuth

260.519° W

Elevation

5.928°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,802.645 km

Perigee altitude

35,773.82 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.37 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

4.8768°

RAAN

76.7863°

Arg. of periapsis

317.4317°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

32.0409°

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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