Dong Fang Hong 41

China (PR)

Spacecraft n°:

Chinese satellite n°: 47
Also called DFH 3-1 and ZX 6A

Launch data:

Designation 23415 / 94080A
Launch date 29 Nov 1994 at 17:02 UT
Launch site Xichang, LC-2
Launch vehicle  CZ-3A
MissionTelecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min

First satellite of the DFH 3 generation, built with a 20% German participation (Daimler Benz Aerospace/MBB)

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  CAST/DASA
Platform  DFH 3
Operator Chinasat
Mass at launch  2230 kg
Mass in orbit 1100 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  3-axis
DC power  
Capacity 6 TV channels & 8000 phone calls per minute
Design lifetime  8 yrs

Decay:

Out of service:  09 Jan 1995
Cause:  fuel leak

Should have been in 125°E slot.

DFH 3's C-band

Main transponders 24
Backup transponders  
Power 6 transponders of 20 W (TWTA)
18 transponders of 10 W (SSPA)
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage China
EIRP max 6 transponders: 38 dBW
18 transponders: 34 dBW
G/T max -2 dB/K
SFD max 20 W: -85 dBW/m²
10 W: -87 dBW/m²
Polarization linear, standard C-band
Beacons 3.70980 V & 4.19202 H GHz

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