Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 9C
Long March 3B/E launched the ChinaSat 9C mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Jun 20, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 9C
Launched Jun 20, 2025 9:37:00 PMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 0.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Ku- and Ka-band geostationary communication satellite for China Satcom at 92.2° East, replacing ChinaSat 9.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Jun 20 · 9:37:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China