Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Shijian-20
Shijian-20 was the maiden flight of the DFH-5 ultra-high-performance satellite platform, featuring a high-thrust ion propulsion system. It will provide payload power of up to 28 Kilowatts.
The satellite hosts a Ka-band of 70 Gbps high-throughput communications payload and an optical infrared laser communications terminal for downlinks with data rates of up to 4.8 Gbit/s. An experimental quantum communications payload, similar to the one on QSS (Mozi), is also reported to be on board.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,600.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China
Stats
2019
102nd orbital launch attempt
Long March 5
3rd mission
1st mission of 2019
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission