Author Topic: LKW-2 - CZ-2D - JSLC, LC43/603 - December 23, 2017 (04:14 UTC)  (Read 12506 times)

Offline Phillip Clark

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Are these genuine civilian satellites or convert military, or even dual use?

That is a very good question indeed.   Perhaps my "Cold War cynicism" is lingering for too long but I normally assume either military or dual-role.
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Are these genuine civilian satellites or convert military, or even dual use?

That is a very good question indeed.   Perhaps my "Cold War cynicism" is lingering for too long but I normally assume either military or dual-role.

It certainly looks at least dual use by the lack of information before launch.

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Exact launch time was 04:14:26.237 UTC.
Launch code is 01-85.
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Are these genuine civilian satellites or convert military, or even dual use?

In states like PRC, it is difficult to draw a distinctive line between military and civil governmental use.

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Are these genuine civilian satellites or convert military, or even dual use?

In states like PRC, it is difficult to draw a distinctive line between military and civil governmental use.

I suppose the better question would have been who will their majority users be.

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« Last Edit: 12/23/2017 11:49 am by input~2 »

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Catalogued as 2017-084A/43080.   The orbit is coplanar with the first satellite in the series.
Confirmed!

LKW-2's orbit at epoch 10:04Z: 491 x 502 km x 97.46°  RAAN: 70.60°     2017-084A/43080
LKW-1's orbit at epoch 04:52Z: 488 x 504 km x 97.46°  RAAN: 69.72°     2017-077A/43034

Satellite longitude difference: 180°
LTDN: 10:30 am
« Last Edit: 12/23/2017 01:05 pm by input~2 »

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