Chinasat 6E at 116° E
also known as ZX 6E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 116° EChannel line-up at 116° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 58253
- COSPAR number
- 2023-172A
- Operator
- China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.(China Satcom)
- Manufacturer
- China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
- Model
- DFH-4E Bus
- Launch
- 09 Nov 2023 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Long March CZ-3B/E
- Launch mass
- 5500 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Wide beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Chinasat 6E
The satellite is designed with C , Ku and other multi-band broadcast communication payloads, which can provide radio and television transmission services and high-throughput + digital business commercial services. Among them, radio and television resources mainly cover China, Southeast Asia, Australia and other Asia, Oceania and other regions, and communication resources mainly cover China's land and territorial waters, five Central Asian countries, two South Asian countries and surrounding waters.