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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
ChinaSat 9B
Launched
September 9, 2021
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 9B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 9, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 335th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 6,124th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Long March 3B/E flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 9B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 35,799 km orbit inclined 24.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Long March 3B/E flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 335th launch31st this yearhumanity's 6,124th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 9B · NORAD 49125 · 2021-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHINASAT 9B
- Object ID
- 2021-081A
- Epoch
- 2021-09-09 19:45:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28101623 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7298996
- Inclination
- 24.5567°
- Ascending node
- 163.6154°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4888°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.908°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 9B · NORAD 49125 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y86 Stage 3 · re-entered May 12, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhongxing-9B (ChinaSat 9B) is a Chinese communications satellite, that will replace the Zhongxing-9A satellite in orbit. The latter was launched in 2017, but the CZ-3B launch vehicle suffered a partial failure, and the satellite had to burn a large amount of fuel to reach its nominal orbit. ZX-9B will be used to retransmit television to the Chinese, as well as to provide television communications with Chinese islands, and ships sailing near the coast. The satellite will also be used to broadcast the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in 8K.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
94th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 161st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/7/2021 · source
Questions
When did ChinaSat 9B launch?
ChinaSat 9B launched on September 9, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 9B?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-9B (ZhongXing-9B). Watch the replay
What rocket launched ChinaSat 9B?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 9B launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did ChinaSat 9B reach?
Zhongxing 9B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 35,799 km orbit inclined 24.6°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 9B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).