Long March 3B | ChinaSat 9B
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2) — Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- ChinaSat 9B
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Zhongxing-9B (ChinaSat 9B) is a Chinese communications satellite, that will replace the Zhongxing-9A satellite in orbit. The latter was launched in 2017, but the CZ-3B launch vehicle suffered a partial failure, and the satellite had to burn a large amount of fuel to reach its nominal orbit. ZX-9B will be used to retransmit television to the Chinese, as well as to provide television communications with Chinese islands, and ships sailing near the coast. The satellite will also be used to broadcast the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in 8K.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Family
- Long March
- Variant
- B/E
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Type
- Government
- Country
- CHN
webcasts
launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Location
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- CHN
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 28.2455, 102.0268