Chinasat 6A

Description

Chinasat 6A, a Chinese communications satellite, was launched on 04 September 2010 from XiChang at 16:14 UT by a Long March 3B rocket. Chinasat 6A will use its own propulsion system to circularize its orbit at an altitude of 22,300 miles above the equator near Indonesia. Its mission is to deliver television and radio programming to customers across China. It is equipped with 1 S-band, 24 C-band, and 8 Ku-band transponders. The satellite is designed to last 15 years and will back up Chinasat 5C, another communications satellite that launched in 2007.