Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 193rd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,634th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 12, 10:58 – Apr 12, 11:33 UTC
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Shijian-13/Chinasat-16
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.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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No booster details available.
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- China lanza el Shijian-13, un nuevo satélite que mejora el acceso a Internet — CGTN Español
- China Launches First High-throughput Communications Satellite Shijian-13 — CCTV Video News Agency
- Shijian-13 (实践十三) launched by Long March-3B — SciNews
Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Local pad time: Apr 12, 7:04 PM GMT+8
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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