2017 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
partial failureLong March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 18, 2017 at 04:11 PM UTC
- Outcome
- partial failure
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Mission
- Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
FailureThe satellite was placed into the wrong orbit due to a third stage anomaly. However, the payload recovered using onboard propulsion.