Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16
Apr 12, 2017, 11:04 AM UTC
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Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Site / Pad
XSC / LC2
Outcome
Success
Flight
Y43
COSPAR Designator
2017-018
Mission
Shijian-13/Chinasat-16 (Communications)
This is a Chinese experimental geostationary communications satellite. Besides testing the electric propulsion, the satellite is also reported to carry Chinas first high-throughput satellite payload (HTS), with a capacity of 20 GB per second. The satellite is aiming to provide Ka-band satellite broadband and multimedia services. Additionally it is also to conduct space-to-ground laser communications experiments.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Long March 3B
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Agency launches
193 (3 YTD)
Site launches
102 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
36 (1 YTD)