China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5/YZ-2101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Shijian 17
Launched
November 3, 2016
Image: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
Summary
Shijian-17 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5/YZ-2 from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 3, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 184th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,596th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 5/YZ-2 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Shi Jian 17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 29,283 km orbit inclined 19.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 5/YZ-2 flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 184th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,596th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 17 · NORAD 41838 · 2016-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-065A
- Epoch
- 2016-11-03 13:58:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.8303766 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6889013
- Inclination
- 19.5072°
- Ascending node
- 255.1067°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9376°
- Mean anomaly
- 33.9704°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 17 · NORAD 41838 · in orbit
CZ-5 Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered July 12, 2024
Yuanzheng-2 Y1 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This will be the maiden flight of the Long March 5, which is China's next-generation heavy-lift space launch system, comparable in performance to the European Ariane 5 and the U.S. Delta IV Heavy. The rocket is powered by RP-1 and Hydrogen, and will be able to place 25 tonnes into low earth orbit. It is carrying Shijian-17, an experimental satellite, reportedly tasked with testing ion propulsion systems for future space station keeping uses.
Pad
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
1st launch from 101, 1st this year · 2nd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Shijian-17 launch?
Shijian-17 launched on November 3, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shijian-17?
Coverage: China’s carrier rocket Long March-5 takes off in maiden flight. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shijian-17?
Long March 5/YZ-2, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5/YZ-2 spec sheet
Where did Shijian-17 launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shijian-17 reach?
Shi Jian 17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 29,283 km orbit inclined 19.5°.
How many satellites did Shijian-17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).