Engineering:ChinaSat 9
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Short description: Chinese communications satellite
| Names | ZX-9 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 33051 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 16 years, 5 months, 24 days (3 December 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 |
ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào),[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.
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
- ↑ "ZX 9 (Chinasat 9)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/zx-9.htm.
- ↑ "中星9号" (in Chinese). China Satellite Communications. 2 December 2014. http://www.chinasatcom.com/n782704/c791204/content.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barbosa, Rui C. (2008-06-09). "CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launches ChinaSat-9". NASASpaceFlight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/cz-3b-chang-zheng-3b-launches-chinasat-9/.
- ↑ Yuxia, Jiang (2008-06-09). "China launches French-built satellite". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm.
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