Long March 3B | ChinaSat 6D

Long March 3B/E

Apr 15, 2022, 12:00 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

ZX 6D (Zhongxing 6D, ChinaSat 6D) is a Chinese communications satellite based upon a DFH-4 bus. It is similar to ZX 6C launched in 2019. The Chinasat 6D 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. The satellite is being manufactured by CAST and will be launched onboard a CZ-3B/G2 launch vehicle.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN