China is scheduled to launch its first high-capacity broadband satellite by the end of 2018, and to begin satellite communications services by 2019, according to the satellite system's blueprint.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/china-launch-1st-high-capacity-broadband-satellite
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/china-daily
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/space-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/telecommunication