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ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào),[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.

ChinaSat 9

Names	ZX-9
Mission type	Communications
Operator	China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation
COSPAR ID	2008-028A
SATCAT no.	33051
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 14 years, 4 months (9 October 2022)
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

It 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

It 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]

References

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[de] Chinasat 9

Chinasat 9 (Zhongxing 9, ZX 9) ist ein geostationärer Kommunikationssatellit der Chinasat-Baureihe, der von Alcatel (seit 2006 Thales Alenia Space) gebaut und gestartet, aber vom chinesischen Post- und Telekommunikationsministerium betrieben wird. Er wurde am 9. Juni 2008 durch eine Rakete vom Typ CZ-3B ins All gebracht und bei 92,2° Ost positioniert. ChinaSat 9 basiert auf der Spacebus-4000C1-Plattform von Alcatel und ist mit 22 Ku-Band-Transpondern ausgestattet.

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- [en] ChinaSat 9

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