CHINASAT 9

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CHINASAT 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 33051

Int'l Code: 2008-028A

Perigee: 35,773.6 km

Apogee: 35,815.8 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: June 9, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Built by Thales Alenia Space of France, Chinasat 9 will be stationed in geosynchronous orbit along the equator at 92.2 degrees east longitude. The craft's 22 Ku-band transponders will be activated to provide communications services across China for more than 15 years.

1 33051U 08028A   24116.09424437 -.00000231  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 33051   0.0139 256.6589 0004997 159.8845 283.1752  1.00268440 58159

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC