Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ChinaSat 6B (Zhong Xing 6B) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) |
Users |
Commercial/Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
115.58 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237208530018739 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
9500 |
Date of Launch |
06-07-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France/Italy |
Launch Site |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March 3B |
COSPAR Number |
2007-031A |
NORAD Number |
31800 |
Comments |
38 C-band; voice and video services to Asia-Pacific and Oceania. |