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ZX 9B (ChinaSat 9B)
ZX 9B [China Satcom]
ZX 9B or ChinaSat 9B is a Chinese direct broadcasting satellite operated by CASC subsidiary China Satcom.
ZX 9B will provide live broadcast services, support 4K and 8K high-definition video program transmission using a specially designed 54 MHz bandwidth transponder, and provide high-quality live broadcast transmission services for large-scale events.
The satellite is based on the DFH-4E, an enhanced version of the established DFH-4 platform developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a major satellite manufacturing arm of CASC. The DFH-4E has a mass of around 5,500 kilograms and features hybrid electric- and chemical-propulsion. It will also provide communication services for emergency rescue and disaster relief.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | China Satcom |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | DFH-4E bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 5500 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZX 9B (ChinaSat 9B) | 2021-080A | 09.09.2021 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G2(2) |
References:
- SpaceNews: China launches ChinaSat-9B broadcast satellite, 9 September 2021
- ZX 1, 2, 3, 4 (DFH-2A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) [DFH-2 Bus]
- ZX 1A, 1B, 1C (ChinaSat 1A, 1B, 1C / FH 2A, 2B, 2C) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E (ChinaSat 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E / ST 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 5, 5R (ChinaSat 5, 5R) [AS-3000]
- ZX 5A (ChinaSat 5A) [A2100A]
- ZX 5B (ChinaSat 5B) [Spacebus-3000A]
- ZX 5C (ChinaSat 5C) [DFH-3 Bus]
- ZX 5D, 5E (ChinaSat 5D, 5E) [HS-376]
- ZX 6 (ChinaSat 6) [DFH-3 Bus]
- ZX 6A (ChinaSat 6A) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 6B (ChinaSat 6B) [Spacebus-4000C2]
- ZX 6C (ChinaSat 6C) [DFH-4 bus]
- ZX 6D (ChinaSat 6D) [DFH-4E bus]
- ZX 6E (ChinaSat 6E) [DFH-4E bus]
- ZX 7 (ChinaSat 7) [HS-376]
- ZX 8 (ChinaSat 8) [SSL-1300]
- ZX 9 (ChinaSat 9) [Spacebus-4000C2]
- ZX 9A (ChinaSat 9A) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 9B (ChinaSat 9B) [DFH-4E bus]
- ZX 10 (ChinaSat 10) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 11 (ChinaSat 11) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 12 (ChinaSat 12) → ZX 15A [Spacebus-4000C2]
- ZX 15 (ChinaSat 15) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 16 (ChinaSat 16, SJ 13) [DFH-3B bus]
- ZX 18 (ChinaSat 18) [DFH-4E bus]
- ZX 19 (ChinaSat 19) [DFH-4E bus ?]
- ZX 20, 20A (ST 1, 1B) [DFH-3 Bus]
- ZX 22, 22A (FH 1A, 1B) [DFH-3 Bus]
- ZX 26 (ChinaSat 26) [DFH-4E bus]
