Chinasat 12

Also called Zhongxing 12, ZX 12, Apstar 7B, SupremeSat 1, Chinasat 15A

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General

Designation	39017 / 12067A
Launch date	27 Nov 2012
Country of origin	China
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Long March

Worth EUR 112 million. Identically to Apstar 7, was originally Apstar 7B.

45 transponders

Part of the capacity will be marketed by private company SupremeSat, Sri Lanka, under the name of SupremeSat 1.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 27 Nov 2012	Apr 2013	51.5°E
May 2013		87.5°E

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	SpaceBus-4000C2
Mass at launch	5054 kg
Payload mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years

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C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	All of Asia, Middle East, Eastern-Africa and part of Australia
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band

Main transponders	23
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Middle East, East Africa beam China beam Steerable beam
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	linear

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