Geostationary
CHINASAT 9C
Direct-to-Home Broadcasting · ChinaSat
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The latest ChinaSat-9 direct-to-home broadcasting satellite, providing next-generation HDTV and 4K content delivery across China. ChinaSat-9C supports China's national goal of transitioning its satellite TV broadcasting infrastructure to high-definition standards, reaching the hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers who receive television primarily via satellite dish rather than cable.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,234–22,250 mi (35,782–35,808 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 64470
- Int’l designator
- 2025-132A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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