China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)

Long March 3B/E

PARTIAL FAILURE
Partial Failure

Sunday, June 18, 2017 · 16:11 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch was a Partial Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Variant: B/E

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

28.246° N, 102.027° E

67

Pad Launches

103

Location Launches

196

Agency Launches

37

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