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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

Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)

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June 18, 2017Add to calendar

Launch was a Partial Failure

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 196th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,652nd orbital launch attempt

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

Window: Jun 18, 16:05 – Jun 18, 16:36 UTC

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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.

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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