China successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite

China successfully launched “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite via a Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
China Academy of Space Technology has developed the commercial satellite ‘APSTAR-6D’. APSTAR-6D marked the 18th Rocket Launched by China in the year 2020.
The APSTAR-6D satellite was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology Corp.(CASC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The satellite was purchased by APT Mobile SatCom Limited in 2016.
The satellite aims to provide high-speed communications with a capacity of almost 50 gigabytes/sec.
APSTAR-6D is a part of Chin’s First Global High-Throughput Broadband Satellite Communication System.