ZX 6A (ChinaSat 6A) (original) (raw)
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ZX 6A [CAST]
ZX 6A (Zhongxing 6A, ChinaSat 6A) (formerly Sinosat-6, Xinnuo 6) is based upon a DFH-4 bus and embarks a hybrid communications payload made up of 24 C-band, 8 Ku-band and 1 S-band active transponders. The spacecraft will have a 15-year design lifetime and a 5,000 kg launch mass.
After launch, the satellite developed a leakage in the helium pressurization system, which lead to a significant reduction of the operational life to only 11 years. It was replaced in April 2022 by ZX 6D.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | China Satcom (formerly Sino Satellite Communications) |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | 24 C-band, 8 Ku-band and 1 S-band active transponders |
| Configuration: | DFH-4 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years (planned); 11 years (achieved) |
| Mass: | ~ 5000 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZX 6A (ChinaSat 6A) (ex Sinosat 6, Xinnuo 6) | 2010-042A | 04.09.2010 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3B/G2 |
| | Further ZX (ChinaSat) missions: ZX 1, 2, 3, 4 (DFH-2A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) [DFH-2 Bus] ZX 1A, 1B, 1C (ChinaSat 1A, 1B, 1C / FH 2A, 2B, 2C) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E (ChinaSat 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E / ST 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 5, 5R (ChinaSat 5, 5R) [AS-3000] ZX 5A (ChinaSat 5A) [A2100A] ZX 5B (ChinaSat 5B) [Spacebus-3000A] ZX 5C (ChinaSat 5C) [DFH-3 Bus] ZX 5D, 5E (ChinaSat 5D, 5E) [HS-376] ZX 6 (ChinaSat 6) [DFH-3 Bus] ZX 6A (ChinaSat 6A) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 6B (ChinaSat 6B) [Spacebus-4000C2] ZX 6C (ChinaSat 6C) [DFH-4 bus] ZX 6D (ChinaSat 6D) [DFH-4E bus] ZX 6E (ChinaSat 6E) [DFH-4E bus] ZX 7 (ChinaSat 7) [HS-376] ZX 8 (ChinaSat 8) [SSL-1300] ZX 9 (ChinaSat 9) [Spacebus-4000C2] ZX 9A (ChinaSat 9A) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 9B (ChinaSat 9B) [DFH-4E bus] ZX 10 (ChinaSat 10) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 11 (ChinaSat 11) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 12 (ChinaSat 12) → ZX 15A [Spacebus-4000C2] ZX 15 (ChinaSat 15) [DFH-4 Bus] ZX 16 (ChinaSat 16, SJ 13) [DFH-3B bus] ZX 18 (ChinaSat 18) [DFH-4E bus] ZX 19 (ChinaSat 19) [DFH-4E bus ?] ZX 20, 20A (ST 1, 1B) [DFH-3 Bus] ZX 22, 22A (FH 1A, 1B) [DFH-3 Bus] ZX 26 (ChinaSat 26) [DFH-4E bus] | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |