ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào),[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.
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) 16 years, 2 months, 21 days (31 August 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 |
Launch
editIt was launched from pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on 9 June 2008, at 12:15:04 UTC, by a Long March 3B launch vehicle.[3] It is based on the Spacebus 4000C2 satellite bus, and was constructed in France by Thales Alenia Space in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center.[4] It is one of several ChinaSat spacecraft in orbit.
Mission
editIt was launched to act as a relay satellite for the 2008 Olympic Games, and will subsequently be used for general communications. Equipped with 22 Ku-band transponders, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 92.2° East.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "ZX 9 (Chinasat 9)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ "中星9号". China Satellite Communications (in Chinese). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b Barbosa, Rui C. (9 June 2008). "CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launches ChinaSat-9". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ Yuxia, Jiang (9 June 2008). "China launches French-built satellite". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.