China's Main 4K Ultra HD Video Transmission Satellite Takes Up Station
Tang Shihua
DATE:  Mar 20 2019
/ SOURCE:  yicai
China's Main 4K Ultra HD Video Transmission Satellite Takes Up Station China's Main 4K Ultra HD Video Transmission Satellite Takes Up Station

(Yicai Global) March 20 -- China's Zhongxing-6C satellite has positioned itself at 130 degrees east and is set to become the country's main transmitter of 4K ultra-high-definition video signals. 

The orbiter, which launched on March 10, successfully positioned itself on March 17 and is in good operating condition. 

Its developer China Satellite Communications, better known as China Satcom, took over its monitoring and control on March 18, state-run China News Service reported. 

The satellite will be included in the Beijing-based  company's in-orbit management system after completing its in-space tests  and will power transmissions of programs for radio and TV stations.

The module will provide adequate high-quality satellite resources for China to develop its 4K and 8K ultra HD businesses, and will become the country's main pillar for their signal transmission, said Shen Yufei, deputy director of China Satcom's Satellite Project Department.

The craft has taken up its station at the meridian which runs from the North Pole down through eastern Russia and China before eventually traversing Australia to intersect with the South Pole. The geostationary satellite will be able to provide signal service to Southeast Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, in addition to China.

The 4K ultra HD televisions offer super-detailed pictures featuring rich, accurate colors and high-contrast images at four times the picture resolution of 1080p -- which is 1,920 pixels displayed horizontally and 1,080 pixels vertically, while the p means progressive scan, or non-interlaced, public information shows.

HD TVs have already made inroads into ordinary households in China. The country's first ultra HD TV channel CCTV4K began broadcasting on Oct. 1, public information shows.

Editor: Ben Armour

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Keywords:   Satellite Positioning,4K Super-High Definition Signal