ChinaSat 9 (Chinese: 中星9号; pinyin: Zhōngxīng Jiǔhào),[2] also known as ZX-9, is a Chinese communications satellite.

[3] It is based on the Spacebus 4000C2 satellite bus, and was constructed in France by Thales Alenia Space in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center.

It was launched to act as a relay satellite for the 2008 Olympic Games, and will subsequently be used for general communications.

Equipped with 22 Ku-band transponders, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 92.2° East.

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