ChinaSat-6C

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:28:00

Saturday March 9, 2019

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ChinaSat-6C

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ZX 6C (Zhongxing 6C, ChinaSat 6C) is a Chinese communications satellite based on a DFH-4 bus. The Chinasat 6C satellite provides commercial communications services with twenty-five C-band transponders and supports high-quality and reliable uplink and downlink transmissions of programs for the radio and TV stations and cable TV networks. It will be positioned at the orbital slot of 130° East.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 3B/E

Active Since 2007

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.15 million

Rocket

Height: 56.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 11,500 kg

GTO: 5,550 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,986 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 9.56m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 3


111th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2019

2019


14th

Orbital launch attempt