Xinnuo 6

 2010-042A

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Zhongxing liu A weixing (Xinnuo liuhao), CAST DFH-4 satellite with C and Ku band for Chinasat. Launch by CZ san hao yi (CZ-3B). Xinnuo 6 also Chinastar 6A.

Zhongguo weixing tongxin jituanggongsi (China Satellite Communications Group Co., China Satcom, Chinastar or Zhongwei tongxin for short) which operated the Zhongxing satellites, was reorganized in April 2009, and transferred under China Aerospace (Zhongguo hangtian keji jituangongsi, CASC); at the same time Sinosat (Xinnuo weixing tongxin gongsi, Sino Satellite Communications Co) and the Sinosat-Chinastar joint venture Zhongguo zhibo xing youxianggongsi (China Direct Broadcast Satellite Corp) were merged into China Satcom so that the Xinnuo series of satellites were combined with the Zhongxing ones.

Xinnuo 6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2010 Sep 4	1615	Launch by CZ-3B	Xichang
		T+2:07 Booster sep
		T+2:27 St 1 sep
		T+3:52 Fairing sep
		T+5:32 St 2 sep
		T+5:32 St 3 MES-1
	1625	T+10:31? MECO-1	180? x 450? x 28.5?
	1636	T+21:21? MES-2
	1639	T+24:20? MECO-2	197 x 41886 x 25.2
	1641	T+26 St 3 sep
2010 Sep 8			752.37 178 x 41869 x 25.2
2010 Sep 12	0200?	LAM
2010 Sep 21			1436.10 35775 x 35798 x 0.4 GEO 126.4E
2010 Oct 2			1436.02 35783 x 35786 x 0.4 GEO 125.2E