ZX 9 (Chinasat 9)

Launch data: Designation  33051 / 08028A Launch date  09 Jun 2008 - 12:15 UT Launch site  Xichang Launch vehicle  CZ-3B Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35763 x 35823 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.0 deg Period  1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• China launched a communications satellite on Jun 09, 2008.
• Launch was to a 245 x 49592 km supersynchronous transfer orbit.
• Chinasat 9 will be stationed in geosynchronous orbit along the equator at 92.2 degrees east longitude. The craft's 22 Ku-band transponders will be activated to provide communications services across China for more than 15 years.