Chinasat 12 at 88° E
also known as ZX-15A, Chinasat 15A, ZX-12, Apstar 7B, SupremeSat 1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 88° EChannel line-up at 88° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39017
- COSPAR number
- 2012-067A
- Operator
- China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000C2
- Launch
- 27 Nov 2012 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Long March CZ-3B/E
- Launch mass
- 5054 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3701.6V, 4199.3H, 11699.8L, 12251R
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Global beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band China beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East and North Africa beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable beam (Ku band) View footprint
- C-band Wide beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band China beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East and North Africa beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band SSB beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Chinasat 12
24 C-band and 23 Ku-band transponders to provide commercial communication services to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region