ChinaSat 9C

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:37:00

Friday June 20, 2025

Mission Details

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ChinaSat 9C

Ku- and Ka-band geostationary communication satellite for China Satcom at 92.2° East, replacing ChinaSat 9.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket

Active
Long March 3B/E

Active Since 2007

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.15 million

Rocket

Height: 56.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 11,500 kg

GTO: 5,550 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,986 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 9.56m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

General Trajectory

NE

SE

Launching

East

LC-2

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

18 days

Stats

Long March 3


169th

Mission

10th

Mission of 2025

2025


135th

Orbital launch attempt