Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
• Rocket: Long March 3B — Long March family

Mission

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.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
• Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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