ChinaSat 9A
Success
JUN 18201716:12:00 UTCPayload was inserted into a wrong orbit. After 16 days of orbit raising maneuvers, the satellite raised its orbit from 16,420 km to 36,000 km, and corrected its longitude to 101.4E.
LIFTOFF
JUN 18 201716:12:00 UTC
Success
launched from LC-2 Xichang
aboard Long March 3B/E 3B-Y28 into GSO
Payload
ChinaSat 9A (Zhongxing-9A)
Communications