ChinaSat 9

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); 16 years, 5 days; (15 June 2024)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Spacebus 4000C2
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
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. 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.

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[GSP-ZX9-1] "ZX 9 (Chinasat 9)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 June 2008.

[2] "中星9号". China Satellite Communications (in Chinese). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[NSF-launch-3] Barbosa, Rui C. (9 June 2008). "CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B launches ChinaSat-9". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 9 June 2008.

[Xin-launch-4] Yuxia, Jiang (9 June 2008). "China launches French-built satellite". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.

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v t e Chinese spacecraft
Earth observation	Double Star (joint with ESA) Fengyun Gaofen FSW Huanjing HY Jilin Shiyan SMMS TanSat Tansuo Tianhui Yaogan Ziyuan
Communication and engineering	Dong Fang Hong FH-1 Apstar APMT Asiasat ChinaSat ChinaStar HKSTG LGSP OlympicSat Shijian Sinosat Tiantong 1 Tsinghua-1 Xiwang 1
Data relay satellite system	Queqiao and Queqiao 2 Tiandu 1 and 2 Tianlian Constellation
Satellite navigation system	BeiDou-1 BeiDou-2 Beidou-3
Astronomical observation	ASO-S CHASE DAMPE GECAM HXMT Kuafu Longjiang-2 Queqiao Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy Einstein Probe (joint with ESA) SST SVOM Xuntian SMILE
Lunar exploration	Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Chang'e 1 Chang'e 2 Chang'e 3 Yutu Chang'e 5-T1 Chang'e 4 Yutu-2 Chang'e 5 Chang'e 6 Chang'e 7 Chang'e 8
Planetary exploration	Yinghuo-1 Chang'e 2 Tianwen-1 Zhurong Shensuo Tianwen-2 Tianwen-3 Tianwen-4
Microsatellites	Fengniao Xinyan
Future spacecraft in italics.

v t e ← 2007 Orbital launches in 2008 2009 →
January	Thuraya 3 TecSAR Ekspress AM-33
February	Progress M-63 STS-122 (Columbus) Thor 5 Kizuna
March	Jules Verne ATV STS-123 (Kibō ELM-PS, Dextre, Spacelab MD002) USA-200 AMC-14 USA-201 DirecTV-11 SAR-Lupe 4
April	Soyuz TMA-12 ICO G1 C/NOFS Vinasat-1, Star One C2 Tianlian I-01 GIOVE-B Cartosat-2A, Rubin-8, AAUSat-2, CanX-2, CanX-6, Compass-1, CUTE-1.7 + APD II, Delfi-C3, SEEDS-2 Amos-3
May	Progress M-64 Galaxy 18 Kosmos 2437, Kosmos 2438, Kosmos 2439, Yubileiny Fengyun 3A STS-124 (Kibō PM)
June	ChinaSat 9 Fermi Skynet 5C, Türksat 3A Orbcomm FM29, Orbcomm FM37, Orbcomm FM38, Orbcomm FM39, Orbcomm FM40, Orbcomm FM41 OSTM/Jason-2 Kosmos 2440
July	Badr-6, ProtoStar 1 EchoStar XI SAR-Lupe 5 Kosmos 2441
August	Trailblazer, NanoSail-D, PRESat, Explorers Superbird-C2, AMC-21 Omid Inmarsat-4 F3 Tachys, Mati, Choma, Choros, Trochia
September	Huan Jing 1A, Huan Jing 1B GeoEye-1 Progress M-65 Nimiq-4 Galaxy 19 Kosmos 2442, Kosmos 2243, Kosmos 2444 Shenzhou 7 (Banxing-1) Ratsat
October	THEOS Soyuz TMA-13 IBEX Chandrayaan-1 (MIP) Shijian 6E, Shijian 6F COSMO-3 Venesat-1
November	Chuang Xin 1B, Shiyan Weixing 3 Astra 1M Kosmos 2445 STS-126 (Leonardo MPLM, PSSC-1) Progress M-01M
December	Yaogan 4 Kosmos 2446 Yaogan 5 Hot Bird 9, Eutelsat W2M Fengyun 2E Kosmos 2447, Kosmos 2448, Kosmos 2449
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