• Source: ChinaSat 9

ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào), 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. It is based on the Spacebus 4000C2 satellite bus, and was constructed in France by Thales Alenia Space in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center. 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.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• CCTV-9
• Daftar stasiun televisi di Lampung
• CCTV-4
• CCTV-14
• PSN V
• Daftar stasiun televisi di Jawa Tengah
• Televisi di Indonesia
• Spacetoon (Indonesia)
• Long March (keluarga roket)
• Nomor telepon di Tiongkok
• ChinaSat 9
• Chinasat
• Long March 3B
• Xichang Satellite Launch Center
• Zhongxing
• China Education Television
• Landsat 9
• List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
• 2008 in spaceflight
• List of Long March launches