ZX 3A

The ZX 3A (Feng Huo 3A ?) is the first of a new series of chinese military satellites.

The first of these satellites was launched in June 2024 and was given the designation ZX 3A (ChinaSat 3A).

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:
Contractors:	CAST
Equipment:
Configuration:	DFH-4 bus ?
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
ZX 3A (ChinaSat 3A)	2024-122A	29.06.2024	We LC-201		CZ-7A
ZX 3B (ChinaSat 3B)	2025-106A	20.05.2025	We LC-201		CZ-7A

Launch Sites:

We = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China

References:

CAST website

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]

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