| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Sinosat-6 (Chinasat-6A, XN-6) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | China Direct Broadcast Satellite co. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 35794 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000023716352424997 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.3 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5000 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 04-09-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-042A |
| NORAD Number | 37150 |
| Comments | Television and radio across China. 1 S-band, 24 C-band, and 8 Ku-band transponders. Backup for Sinosat 3. |