Shiyan 17

retired

试验十七号

Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2022-121CLaunched 9/26/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Shiyan 16AB/17
Launch Vehicle: Long March 6
Launch Date: 9/26/2022
Last Contact: 6/22/2025

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 511 km
Inclination: 97.46 deg
Dry Mass: 100 kg
Total Mass: 100 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Technology Demonstration
Payload Category: TECH
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Manufacturer: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-121C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1123

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Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

A Long March 6 kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:50 p.m. Eastern on 2022-09-26, carrying the Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B, and Shiyan-17 satellites into orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 27, 2022China conducts trio of orbital launches across two days