At 2015, June 9, 2008, China successfully blasted off Chinasat-9, a direct broadcasting

satellite, aboard a CZIIIB launch vehicle, from the Xi'chang Satellite Launch Center. 26

minutes after lifting off, the Xi'an ground control center received the data showing that the

satellite was separated from the carrier rocket. The satellite entered a geosynchronous

orbit with a perigee altitude of 214 km, an apogee altitude of 49,887 km, and an orbit

inclination angle of 24.2 degrees. Equipped with 22 ku transponders and a power output of

10,700w, the new satellite is designed to work in orbit for 15 years.