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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 9C
Launched
June 20, 2025 · 12:37 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 9C 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 June 20, 2025 at 12:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:27 to 13:02 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 529th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,985th orbital launch attempt. It was the 71st Long March 3B/E flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 9C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 12,437 km orbit inclined 26.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 71st Long March 3B/E flight · 9th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 529th launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,985th orbital launch attempt136th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 9C · NORAD 64470 · 2025-132 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-132A
- Epoch
- 2025-06-20 08:13:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 6.06457804 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4807309
- Inclination
- 26.7023°
- Ascending node
- 94.2081°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.5577°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.0213°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 9C · NORAD 64470 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y112 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ku- and Ka-band geostationary communication satellite for China Satcom at 92.2° East, replacing ChinaSat 9.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
120th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 6th this year · 227th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 20, 8:37 PM GMT+8, in twilight
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/11/2025 · source
Questions
When did ChinaSat 9C launch?
ChinaSat 9C launched on June 20, 2025 at 12:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:27 to 13:02 UTC.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 9C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ChinaSat 9C?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 9C launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 20, 8:37 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ChinaSat 9C reach?
Zhongxing 9C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 12,437 km orbit inclined 26.7°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 9C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).