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ZX 6D [China Satcom]
ZX 6D (Zhongxing 6D, ChinaSat 6D) is a Chinese communications satellite based upon a DFH-4E bus.
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. It will be positioned at the orbital slot of 130 East.
The satellite is being manufactured by CAST and will be launched onboard a CZ-3B/G3 launch vehicle. The satellite was launched in April 2022 to replace ZX 6A.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | China Satcom |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | 25 C-band transponder |
| Configuration: | DFH-4E bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZX 6D (ChinaSat 6D) | 2022-038A | 15.04.2022 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G3 |
Launch Sites:
- Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
References:
- China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.: Subsequent Satellite
Further ZX (ChinaSat) missions:
- 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 9C (ChinaSat 9C) [DFH-4E bus]
- ZX 10 (ChinaSat 10) [DFH-4 Bus]
- ZX 10R (ChinaSat 10R) [DFH-4E 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]
