SHIJIAN-17 (SJ-17)
SHIJIAN-17 (SJ-17) is an object launched in 2016 in a geosynchronous orbit, about 35,786 km above the equator, keeping pace with the Earth so it appears to hang over one spot. It completes one orbit every 1,442 minutes, on a path tilted 6.1° to the equator.
Height
35,786 km
One orbit
1,442 min
Inclination
6.1°
Orbit
GEO
Geosynchronous orbit
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Where is SHIJIAN-17 (SJ-17) now?
The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.
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