CHINASAT 16

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CHINASAT 16 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 42662

Int'l Code: 2017-018A

Perigee: 35,763.2 km

Apogee: 35,822.7 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42163 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.

1 42662U 17018A   22017.61308671 -.00000340  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 42662   0.0730  81.2299 0007057 171.5549 195.4301  1.00274536 17586

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC