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-18 is the first satellite based on the DFH-4E, an enhanced version of CAST’s DFH-4 platform.
ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in HTS Ka-band capacity, joining ChinaSat-16 which launched in May 2017.
ChinaSat-18 remains in a geostationary transfer orbit instead of the intended circularized geosynchronous orbit according to Space-Track data.
Viasat announced a partnership with China Satcom in April to provide inflight connectivity in China and planned to utilize ChinaSat-18.
Gilat Satellite Networks was selected in 2018 to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-18, as it did for ChinaSat-16.
ChinaSat-18 was launched on 2019-08-19 atop a Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
ChinaSat-18 was insured for $250,000,000 and reportedly failed to deploy its solar arrays after its 2019-08-19 launch aboard a Long March 3B rocket.
The flight was China’s first orbital launch since the 2019-08-19 launch of communications satellite ChinaSat-18, which separated from its launch vehicle but remains in geosynchronous transfer orbit after experiencing abnormalities.
Space-Track data shows ChinaSat-18 remains in a geostationary transfer orbit instead of a circularized geosynchronous orbit.
ChinaSat-18 was launched on 2019-08-19 aboard a Long March 3B rocket.
Gilat Satellite Networks was selected in 2018 to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-18, as it did for ChinaSat-16.
ChinaSat-18 was intended to join ChinaSat-16, which launched in May 2017.
ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in high-throughput Ka-band capacity.
ChinaSat-18 remains in a geostationary transfer orbit more than a week after its 2019-08-19 launch.
Zhongxing-18 (ChinaSat-18) is a civilian telecommunications satellite intended to provide broadcasting and communications services to China.
China Satcom has one Ka-band satellite, ChinaSat-16, in orbit and a second, ChinaSat-18, slated to launch later 2019.
China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. planned ChinaSat-18 for launch later in 2019.
China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd.’s Ka-band fleet includes the already operational ChinaSat-16 satellite.
China Satcom previously selected Gilat in 2015 to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-16, which launched in 2017.
China Satcom selected Gilat to provide the ground network for ChinaSat-18 in 2018.