| ChinaSat 9 | |
| Names List: | ZX-9 |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation |
| Cospar Id: | 2008-028A |
| Satcat: | 33051 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Spacebus 4000C2 |
| Manufacturer: | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch Mass: | [1] |
| Launch Site: | Xichang, LA-2 |
| Launch Contractor: | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 92.2° East |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 22 Ku-band transponders |
ChinaSat 9,[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.
It was launched from pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on 9 June 2008, at 12:15:04 UTC, by a Long March 3B launch vehicle.[3] It is based on the Spacebus 4000C2 satellite bus, and was constructed in France by Thales Alenia Space in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center.[4] It is one of several ChinaSat spacecraft in orbit.
It was launched to act as a relay satellite for the 2008 Olympic Games, and will subsequently be used for general communications. Equipped with 22 Ku-band transponders, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 92.2° East.[3]