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Chinasat-9
ChinaSat 9 (), also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite. Launch It was launched from pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on 9 June 2008, at 12:15:04 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, by a Long March 3B launch vehicle. It is based on the Spacebus, Spacebus 4000C2 satellite bus, and was constructed in France by Thales Alenia Space in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center. It is one of several ChinaSat spacecraft in orbit. Mission It was launched to act as a relay satellite for the 2008 Olympic Games, and will subsequently be used for general communications. Equipped with 22 Ku band, Ku-band Transponder (satellite communications), transponders, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 92.2° East. References Communications satellites of China Satellites of China Spacecraft launched in 2008 2008 in spaceflight 2008 in China Satellites orbiting Earth Satellites using the Spacebus bus Spacecraft launched by Long March rockets { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xichang Satellite Launch Centre
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a spaceport of China. It is located in Zeyuan Town (), approximately northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan. The facility became operational in 1984 and is used to launch numerous civil, scientific, and military payloads annually. It is notable as the site of Sino-European space cooperation, with the launch of the first of two Double Star scientific satellites in December 2003. Chinese officials have indicated interest in conducting additional international satellite launches from XSLC. In 1996, a fatal accident occurred when the rocket carrying the Intelsat 708 satellite failed on launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Also, a 2007 test of an anti-satellite missile was launched from the center. History China's first crewed space program In order to support the Chinese Project 714 crewed space program in the 1960s, the construction of a new space ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |