Quote from: William Graham on 11/27/2017 08:51 pmQuote from: Satori on 11/24/2017 10:35 pmDecember 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4November 27If the Beidou launch is slipping into December, will Alcomsat be able to hold that date? I seem to recall the minimum pad turnaround at Xichang is 2-3 weeks, unless that has decreased in the last few years.The rumors that I have seen put the BDS launch in late December, after Alcomsat.
Quote from: Satori on 11/24/2017 10:35 pmDecember 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4November 27If the Beidou launch is slipping into December, will Alcomsat be able to hold that date? I seem to recall the minimum pad turnaround at Xichang is 2-3 weeks, unless that has decreased in the last few years.
December 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4November 27
Cross-post:Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/27/2017 09:39 pmQuote from: William Graham on 11/27/2017 08:51 pmQuote from: Satori on 11/24/2017 10:35 pmDecember 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4November 27If the Beidou launch is slipping into December, will Alcomsat be able to hold that date? I seem to recall the minimum pad turnaround at Xichang is 2-3 weeks, unless that has decreased in the last few years.The rumors that I have seen put the BDS launch in late December, after Alcomsat.
China launches in 2017 (times in UTC)<several snips>09 - September 29 (04:21:05.318) - CZ-2C (Y29) - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-01 Yaogan Weixing-30-01A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (1A, 1B, 1C))11 - November 5 (11:45:04.244) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 (Y46/Y4) - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO1 (Beidou-24); Beidou-3MEO2 (Beidou-25)14 - November 24 (18:10:05.130) - CZ-2C (Y33) - XSLC, LC3 - Yaogan 30-02A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (2A, 2B, 2C))16 - December 10 (16:40:04.230) - CZ-3B/G2 (Y40) - XSLC, LC2 - AlComSat-1China launch schedule2017December 23 (04:03) (?) - CZ-2D - JSLC, LC43/603 - LKW-1 Ludikancha Weixing-2 (?)December 25 / 28 - CZ-2D - TSLC, LC9 JSLC, LC43/603 - GJ-3 GaoJing-3, GJ-4 Gaojing-4December - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4December 8December 9December 10
I doubt that this launch will take place this year.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/24/2017 02:32 amThere are reports that the launch yesterday is SAST's last in 2017. This essentially confirms that the GJ-1 launch has (as expected) slipped into 2018 and (barring extreme low probabilities of a CZ-2C slipping into the queue at TSLC) leaves just the Xichang launch next week for 2017.And it has been officially confirmed that the YG-30-03 launch is China's last one of 2017.
There are reports that the launch yesterday is SAST's last in 2017. This essentially confirms that the GJ-1 launch has (as expected) slipped into 2018 and (barring extreme low probabilities of a CZ-2C slipping into the queue at TSLC) leaves just the Xichang launch next week for 2017.
China launches in 2017 (times in UTC)<several snip>09 - September 29 (04:21:05.318) - CZ-2C (Y29) - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-01 Yaogan Weixing-30-01A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (1A, 1B, 1C)) 11 - November 5 (11:45:04.244) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 (Y46/Y4) - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO1 (Beidou-24); Beidou-3MEO2 (Beidou-25)14 - November 24 (18:10:05.130) - CZ-2C (Y33) - XSLC, LC3 - Yaogan 30-02A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (2A, 2B, 2C))16 - December 10 (16:40:04.230) - CZ-3B/G2 (Y40) - XSLC, LC2 - AlComSat-118 - December 25 (19:42:05.269) - CZ-2C - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-03 Yaogan Weixing-30-03A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (3A, 3B, 3C))China launch schedule2017No more launches schedule for 2017!2018<snip>January - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4<snip>December 25
BTW, these two CAS built satellites might not be called "M3 & M4" - there's a TV news report after last November's BDS launch interviewing the satellite production facility in Shanghai, and the two satellites about to be shipped back then was marked as "M7 & M8". Perhaps the satellite numbers were issued in blocks.... (come on BDS office, tell us which is which! )
Scanning for updates about this launch!!
Looks like launch will take place at 23:18UTC.
A member of the 9ifly Chinese Space Forum is giving the launch time of 23:18:04.434UTC.
Dangerous boosters debris fell from the sky, resulting in a huge explosionhttp://weibo.com/2757062934/FDZAzteEQEDIT: that original post was deleted
Quote from: SmallKing on 01/12/2018 02:02 amDangerous boosters debris fell from the sky, resulting in a huge explosionhttp://weibo.com/2757062934/FDZAzteEQEDIT: that original post was deletedThe booster in question was still burning after it impacted the ground. China really ought to push forward with booster recovery quicker for this one very reason (should price and "technological advancement" are not enough to persuade them to act quicker). Source
Up close to the booster from the Long March 3B that landed near buildings in Guangxi province shortly after launch
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/12/2018 06:56 amQuote from: SmallKing on 01/12/2018 02:02 amDangerous boosters debris fell from the sky, resulting in a huge explosionhttp://weibo.com/2757062934/FDZAzteEQEDIT: that original post was deletedThe booster in question was still burning after it impacted the ground. :oChina really ought to push forward with booster recovery quicker for this one very reason (should price and "technological advancement" are not enough to persuade them to act quicker). ::)SourceSome video attached, from:QuoteUp close to the booster from the Long March 3B that landed near buildings in Guangxi province shortly after launchhttps://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/951713447338823680
Quote from: SmallKing on 01/12/2018 02:02 amDangerous boosters debris fell from the sky, resulting in a huge explosionhttp://weibo.com/2757062934/FDZAzteEQEDIT: that original post was deletedThe booster in question was still burning after it impacted the ground. :oChina really ought to push forward with booster recovery quicker for this one very reason (should price and "technological advancement" are not enough to persuade them to act quicker). ::)Source
Rocket booster drops from sky and explodes near town after Chinese space launchby Andrew Jones Jan 12, 2018 13:58
This is probably why the Chinese need to recover their rockets stages soon....and for reasons other than price: (video of booster falling in planned drop zone from Chinese social media for today's Long March 3B launch, taken at Baise, Guangxi, China)
Quote from: SmallKing on 01/12/2018 02:02 amDangerous boosters debris fell from the sky, resulting in a huge explosionhttp://weibo.com/2757062934/FDZAzteEQEDIT: that original post was deletedThe booster in question was still burning after it impacted the ground. China really ought to push forward with booster recovery quicker for this one very reason (should price and "technological advancement" are not enough to persuade them to act quicker).
Here is the CCTV13 report.http://tv.cctv.com/2018/01/13/VIDEtgG7QxGxqJURKUBHa6ad180113.shtml
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 01/13/2018 04:09 amHere is the CCTV13 report.http://tv.cctv.com/2018/01/13/VIDEtgG7QxGxqJURKUBHa6ad180113.shtmlThere is some confussion in the designation system for BD-3 series. The CCTV footage is naming the satellites MEO-7 and MEO-8.Some other sources call the mission on Jan 12th Beidou-3 MEO-2 (http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/01-12/8422498.shtml) but the satellites itself Beidou-3 M7 and BD-3 M8 (http://www.xdkb.net/index/article/2017-12/06/content_1076624.htm). The mission designation for the Nov 5th 2017 launch is correspondingly Beidou-3 MEO-1 and Beidou-3 M1 / BD-3 M2 for the satellites .