Geostationary
ZHONGXING-6C
Commercial Communications · ChinaSat
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A Chinese C-band communications satellite providing extensive coverage across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. C-band satellites are particularly valuable for professional video distribution and government communications in tropical regions where rain fade affects higher-frequency Ku-band signals — making Zhongxing-6C useful for Chinese broadcasting and government communications across Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,206–22,278 mi (35,737–35,853 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 44067
- Int’l designator
- 2019-012A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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