ChinaSat 9
Chinese communications satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào),[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.
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Names | ZX-9 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation |
COSPAR ID | 2008-028A |
SATCAT no. | 33051 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years, 10 months, 16 days (26 April 2024) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Spacebus 4000C2 |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 June 2008, 12:15:04 UTC |
Rocket | Long March 3B |
Launch site | Xichang, LA-2 |
Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 92.2° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 22 Ku-band transponders |
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