flown missionPartial Failure

Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2) — Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

mission

Name
Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

ChinaSat-9A is based on the DFH-4 satellite platform and is to provide direct broadcast services with eighteen 36MHz and four 54MHz BSS Ku band transponders. Together with ChinaSat-9 direct broadcast satellite, ChinaSat 9A is designed to serve the radio and TV transmission, digital film and digital broadband multi-media system as well as information and entertainment broadcasting market.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
The satellite was placed into the wrong orbit due to a third stage anomaly. However, the payload recovered using onboard propulsion.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Long March 3B/E
Family
Long March
Variant
B/E
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type
Government
Country
CHN

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
CHN
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai