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

Name: Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
Start: 2017-06-18T16:11:00Z
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: June 18, 2017 at 04:11 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 3B/E
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Communications