CHINASAT 16

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CHINASAT 16 is classified as:

• Geostationary

NORAD ID: 42662  
Int'l Code: 2017-018A  
Perigee: 35,776.7 km  
Apogee: 35,810.4 km  
Inclination: 0.1 °  
Period: 1,436.1 minutes  
Semi major axis: 42164 km  
RCS: Unknown  
Launch date: April 12, 2017 
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC) 
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC) 

CHINASAT 16 is a geostationary Chinese satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The 4.6-tonne spacecraft is based on the DFH-3B satellite platform. The satellite will be named Shijian-13 during its test program phase, before being renamed CHINASAT 16 when it is transferred to China SatCom. The satellite will test a new electric propulsion system to be used for orbit raising and station keeping at a geosynchronous altitude. It also carries the first high-throughput satellite payload (HTS) developed by China. The satellite features a Ka-band broadband communications system capable of transmitting 20 gigabytes of data per second, making it the most powerful communications satellite the nation has developed to date.