Chinasat 16

Also called Shijian 13, SJ-13

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General

Designation	42662 / 17018A
Launch date	12 Apr 2017
Country of origin	China
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	110.5°E
Launch vehicle	Long March 3 #232

First Chinese HTS satellite, over 20 Gbps capacity. Will also experiment a space to ground laser payload

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	CAST
Platform	DFH-3B
Mass at launch	4600 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	electric (station keeping and orbit raising)
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years

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Ka-band

Main transponders
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	China
EIRP max
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

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