ChinaSat 6A at 45° E

also known as Zhongxing-6A, ZX-6A, Sinosat 6, Xinnuo 6

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 45° E Coverage maps

ChinaSat 6A satellite coverage area from 45° E: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 45° E. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: retired
Orbital position: 45° EChannel line-up at 45° E | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 37150
COSPAR number: 2010-042A
Operator: China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)
Manufacturer: China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
Model: DFH-4 Bus
Launch: 04 Sept 2010 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Long March CZ-3B/E
Launch mass: 5100 kg
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
Beacon: 4199V, 12260V
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

ChinaSat 6A C-band Wide beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band Wide beam (C band)Open in viewer

ChinaSat 6A Ku-band China beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band China beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

About ChinaSat 6A

24 C-band, 8 Ku-band and 1 S-band active transponders to provide telecommunication services to China, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Russia, parts of Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Other satellites at 45° E

Blagovest 1
Azerspace 2