Chinasat 9

Also called Zhongxing 9

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General

Designation	33051 / 08028A
Launch date	9 Jun 2008
Country of origin	China
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	92.2°E
Launch vehicle	Long March #104

To carry the official Chinese programming for 260 million households. Is to be operated and managed by China DBSAT.

Worth EUR100 million. Construction begun in Apr 2005

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Alcatel Space
Platform	Spacebus 4000C2
Mass at launch	4500 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	11 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

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Ku-band

Main transponders	22
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	18 x 36 MHz 4 x 54 MHz
Coverage	China
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	BSS

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