Launched at 23:53 UTC. However.....the rocket is the "KT-2" without the A and the satellite is the "Tiankun-1", an internal development by CASIC to test out their new small satellite bus (in fact, their first satellite).
So was it a success?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/02/2017 11:36 pmLaunched at 23:53 UTC. However.....the rocket is the "KT-2" without the A and the satellite is the "Tiankun-1", an internal development by CASIC to test out their new small satellite bus (in fact, their first satellite). So referring back to this post, it was the single core variant, with smaller payload fairing? Do we know how much this demo satellite actually weighs?
Quote from: IanO on 03/03/2017 12:01 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/02/2017 11:36 pmLaunched at 23:53 UTC. However.....the rocket is the "KT-2" without the A and the satellite is the "Tiankun-1", an internal development by CASIC to test out their new small satellite bus (in fact, their first satellite). So referring back to this post, it was the single core variant, with smaller payload fairing? Do we know how much this demo satellite actually weighs?If I remember correctly the KT-2 as flown today is probably quite a bit smaller than in the proposed version some years ago as shown by that model (though given the complete lack of info, who knows?).We'll have to see if more info comes out - this rocket was supposed to be pushed out into the market too. (just like the KZ series)
So, KZ-1/KZ-11/KZ-21 is Expace;CZ-11 is Chinarocket;KT-2 is Landspace?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/03/2017 02:28 amQuote from: IanO on 03/03/2017 12:01 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/02/2017 11:36 pmLaunched at 23:53 UTC. However.....the rocket is the "KT-2" without the A and the satellite is the "Tiankun-1", an internal development by CASIC to test out their new small satellite bus (in fact, their first satellite). So referring back to this post, it was the single core variant, with smaller payload fairing? Do we know how much this demo satellite actually weighs?If I remember correctly the KT-2 as flown today is probably quite a bit smaller than in the proposed version some years ago as shown by that model (though given the complete lack of info, who knows?).We'll have to see if more info comes out - this rocket was supposed to be pushed out into the market too. (just like the KZ series)As I understand it from elsewhere on NSF the KZ/FT series is managed by CASIC First Bureau and KT/CZ-11 is managed by CASIC Second Bureau.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 03/03/2017 03:23 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/03/2017 02:28 amQuote from: IanO on 03/03/2017 12:01 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/02/2017 11:36 pmLaunched at 23:53 UTC. However.....the rocket is the "KT-2" without the A and the satellite is the "Tiankun-1", an internal development by CASIC to test out their new small satellite bus (in fact, their first satellite). So referring back to this post, it was the single core variant, with smaller payload fairing? Do we know how much this demo satellite actually weighs?If I remember correctly the KT-2 as flown today is probably quite a bit smaller than in the proposed version some years ago as shown by that model (though given the complete lack of info, who knows?).We'll have to see if more info comes out - this rocket was supposed to be pushed out into the market too. (just like the KZ series)As I understand it from elsewhere on NSF the KZ/FT series is managed by CASIC First Bureau and KT/CZ-11 is managed by CASIC Second Bureau.Hmm but here http://m.xinmin.cn/mobile/news/content/30878031/2c5be2915df295e0474c590357a66638it seems to say KT-2 is the 4th Bureau执行本次发射任务的开拓运载火箭是由中国航天科工集团第四研究院研制的一型先进通用固体运载火箭if my google translate skills are working ok...