ChinaSat 9A

ChinaSat 9A
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	China Satellite Communications
COSPAR ID	2017-035A
SATCAT no.	42763


Bus	DFH-4
Manufacturer	China Association for Science and Technology
Launch mass	5,100 kilograms (11,200 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	18 June 2017, 16:10 (2017-06-18UTC16:10Z) UTC^[1]
Rocket	Long March 3B
Launch site	Xichang


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	101.4° East

ChinaSat 9A is a Chinese communications satellite operated by China Satellite Communications.

References

↑ "Zhongxing-9A Comsat lifts off atop Chinese Long March 3B, Launch Outcome Unclear". Spaceflight101. 2017-06-18.

Chinese spacecraft
Earth observation	Fengyun Gaofen FSW HaiYang Jilin Shiyan SMMS TanSat Tansuo Tianhui Yaogan Ziyuan
Communication and engineering	Dong Fang Hong FH-1 Apstar APMT Asiasat ChinaSat ChinaStar HKSTG Sinosat LGSP Tsinghua-1 OlympicSat Xiwang 1
Data relay satellite system	Tianlian I Tianlian I-01 Tianlian I-02 Tianlian I-03 Tianlian II
Positioning	BeiDou-1 BeiDou-2
Astronomical observation	Double Star (joint with ESA) Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) Huanjing Kuafu Space Solar Telescope (SST) Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) Xuntian
Lunar and planetary exploration	Moon: Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Chang'e 1 Chang'e 2 Chang'e 3 Yutu Chang'e 5-T1 Chang'e 4 Chang'e 5 Chang'e 6 Mars: Yinghuo-1 Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover Asteroid: Chang'e 2
Unknown	Shijian
Microsatellites	Fengniao Xinyan
Future spacecraft in italics.

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March	USA-274 / NROL-79 / Intruder 8 – Tiankun-1 – Sentinel-2B – EchoStar 23 – IGS-Radar 5 – USA-275 / WGS-9 – SES-10
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August	OPTSAT-3000 · VENµS – Dragon CRS-12 · ASTERIA – Blagovest 11L – TDRS-M – Michibiki 3 – Formosat-5 – ORS-5 – IRNSS-1H
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October	VRSS-2 – Iridium NEXT 21–30 – QZS-4 – SES-11 / EchoStar 105 – Sentinel-5 Precursor – Progress MS-07 – USA-279 / NROL-52 / Quasar 21 – Koreasat 5A – SkySat × 6 · Flock-3m × 4
November	BeiDou-3 M1 · M2 – Mohammed VI-A – Cygnus CRS OA-8E · Asgardia-1 – Fengyun-3D · HEAD-1 – NOAA-20 – Jilin-1 × 3 – Yaogan-30-02 × 3 – Meteor-M No.2-1
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