Shijian-13/Chinasat-16 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 Apr 2017, 11:04am

UTC

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Launch Service Provider

CASC

Vehicle

Long March 3B

Mission

Shijian-13/Chinasat-16

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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.

Available Replays

Live

Shijian-13 (实践十三) launched by Long March-3B