Zhongxing/ChinaSat geostationary communications spacecraft fleet.
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| Forecast entry | Year | Satellites | Orbit | Vehicle | Manufacturer | Mission | Launch likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 linked spacecraft shown.
| Spacecraft | Status | Orbit | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shi Jian 13 | active | GEO | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Zhongxing 10 | active | GEO | Jun 20, 2011 |
| Zhongxing 10R |
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| active |
| GEO |
| Feb 22, 2025 |
| Zhongxing 11 | active | GEO | May 1, 2013 |
| Zhongxing 12 | active | GEO | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Zhongxing 19 | active | GEO | Nov 5, 2022 |
| Zhongxing 26 | active | GEO | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Zhongxing 6C | active | GEO | Mar 9, 2019 |
| Zhongxing 6D | active | GEO | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Zhongxing 6E | active | GEO | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Zhongxing 9 | active | GEO | Jun 9, 2008 |
| Zhongxing 9B | active | GEO | Sep 9, 2021 |
| Zhongxing 9C | active | GEO | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx. | retired | GEO | Apr 8, 1984 |
| Shiyan Weixing | retired | MEO | Jan 29, 1984 |
| Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Wx. | retired | GEO | Feb 1, 1986 |
| Zhongxing 1 | retired | GEO | Mar 7, 1988 |
| Zhongxing 18 | retired | HEO | Aug 19, 2019 |
| Zhongxing 2 | retired | GEO | Dec 22, 1988 |
| Zhongxing 3 | retired | GEO | Feb 4, 1990 |
| Zhongxing 4 | retired | HEO | Dec 28, 1991 |
| Zhongxing 6 | retired | GEO | May 11, 1997 |
| Zhongxing 6A | retired | GEO | Sep 4, 2010 |
| Zhongxing 6B | retired | GEO | Jul 5, 2007 |
| Zhongxing 7 | retired | MEO | Aug 18, 1996 |
| Zhongxing 9A | retired | GEO | Jun 18, 2017 |
ChinaSat-20A is a standard communications platform that occasionally moves to service different regions or adjust to user demand.
ChinaSat 9A launched in June 2017 experienced a partial failure due to the loss of 3rd stage RCS roll control during the coast phase.
ChinaSat-26, China’s first satellite providing more than 100 gigabits per second (Gbps), was launched in February 2023.
China operates a series of ChinaSat (Zhongxing) geostationary communications satellites with CASC directly involved in the joint venture.
ChinaSat-6E is a C-band, Ku-band and other multiband broadcast communications satellite based on the DFH-4E bus developed by the China Academy of Space Technology.
A Long March 3B launched ChinaSat-6D in April 2022 to replace ChinaSat-6A, which suffered a lifetime-shortening helium leak after launch.
ChinaSat-6B was launched in July 2007 and was positioned at 115.5° East.
ChinaSat-9C is expected to launch in 2025 to replace ChinaSat-9, which was launched in 2008.
China launched the ChinaSat-6E communications satellite toward geostationary orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Zhongxing-16 has supplied connectivity to aviation passengers such as Sichuan Airlines’ Airbus A320 flights using Viasat in-flight connectivity equipment.
The 94 Ka-band user beams on Zhongxing-26 are 3.5 times more than the 26-beam, 20 Gbps Dongfanghong-3B-based Zhongxing-16 launched in 2017.
Viasat’s IFC system, in cooperation with China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. (China Satcom), connects with the Ka-band ChinaSat-16 satellite system to provide video streaming, browsing, messaging, and social media to connected devices on Viasat-equipped aircraft operating over China.
Viasat’s in-flight connectivity equipment operates over the Ka-band ChinaSat-16 satellite system.
ChinaSat-18 was effectively lost as its orbit slowly decayed at approximately 184 by 32,330 km.
A 2019 Long March 3B flight inserted ChinaSat-18 into geosynchronous transfer orbit, and ChinaSat-18 later functioned abnormally with its orbit slowly decaying at about 184 by 32,330 km.
ChinaSat-18 (Zhongxing-18) remains in geosynchronous transfer orbit after an issue suffered following its August 2019 launch.
China Satcom manages and operates 15 satellites in orbit, including ChinaSat and Apstar series satellites.
Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c X-Architecture operates over China Satcom’s HTS Ka-band network ChinaSat-16 and provides multiple switchovers between satellite beams.
ChinaSat-18 was lost in August 2019 due to a spacecraft power failure immediately after launch.
The DFH-4E-based Zhongxing-18 (ChinaSat-18) suffered a mission failure in August 2019 when attempts to communicate with the satellite did not succeed despite a successful launch.