Author Topic: 'Mozi' Quantum Science Sat - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - August 15, 2016 (17:40 UTC)  (Read 38040 times)

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Launch success has just been confirmed.

I desperately need some sleep now (2 am ;)) so someone please check on the co-passengers' identities...

According to this (via Google Translator): "The mission is also equipped with Chinese atmospheric science experimental satellite and the Spanish scientific experiments small satellite (satellites?)"
Spanish passenger is a 6U CubeSat "³Cat-2" from the NanoSat lab at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya..."a novel GNSS-R payload for Earth observation"

http://nanosatlab.upc.edu/en/missions-and-projects/3cat-2
So looking now like three payloads were launched if only we can confirm and find out the name for the other Chinese payload.
« Last Edit: 08/15/2016 09:12 pm by russianhalo117 »

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Launch pictures at
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-08/16/c_1119396090.htm

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Also the "Thin atmosphere science experiment satellite" flying on board is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences - maybe there's some presentation floating around that we have missed?
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Exact launch time was: 17:40:04.546 UTC from long video on CCTV 13: http://tv.cctv.com/2016/08/16/VIDEKde16nFti2zc78pb6XuW160816.shtml  ;)

What's with the 4 second thing? Almost every, if not every chinese launch has official T-0 ending with 4 sec.
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Launch pictures at
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-08/16/c_1119396090.htm

Higher resolution versions:

Also the "Thin atmosphere science experiment satellite" flying on board is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences - maybe there's some presentation floating around that we have missed?

Found it: the satellite is named Lixing-1 and comes from CAS' Institute of Mechanics. Their press release mentioned that it will move to a grazing orbit of 100-150 km altitude so I guess its mission is related to exosphere and hypersonic flights.
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Launch pictures at
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-08/16/c_1119396090.htm

Higher resolution versions:

Also the "Thin atmosphere science experiment satellite" flying on board is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences - maybe there's some presentation floating around that we have missed?

Found it: the satellite is named Lixing-1 and comes from CAS' Institute of Mechanics. Their press release mentioned that it will move to a grazing orbit of 100-150 km altitude so I guess its mission is related to exosphere and hypersonic flights.
Does Lixing-1 have two character abbreviation like LX-1 or something.
So a GOCE type mission except not Gravity related.
« Last Edit: 08/16/2016 03:32 am by russianhalo117 »

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Mozi separation.

³Cat-2 separation (small dot under Mozi and forward of second stage).

Lixing 1 separation.
« Last Edit: 08/16/2016 05:37 am by Steven Pietrobon »
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Launch video on YouTube





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Video of launch preps



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CZ-2D-Y32 is the S/N of the rocket, according to ddirector Zhang Zhifen.


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4 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:
2016-051A/41731 in 488 x 504 km x 97.36°
2016-051B/41732 in 484 x 503 km x 97.35°
2016-051C/41733 in 485 x 504 km x 97.38°
2016-051D/41734 in 218 x 541 km x 97.40° (CZ-2D 2nd stage)

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QSS (Mozi); ³Cat-2; Lixing-1
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Launch pictures at
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-08/16/c_1119396090.htm

Higher resolution versions:

Also the "Thin atmosphere science experiment satellite" flying on board is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences - maybe there's some presentation floating around that we have missed?

Found it: the satellite is named Lixing-1 and comes from CAS' Institute of Mechanics. Their press release mentioned that it will move to a grazing orbit of 100-150 km altitude so I guess its mission is related to exosphere and hypersonic flights.


I guess it's maybe like Cannonball and San Marco, studying atmospheric density. From the deployment graphic looks to be about 0.3 x 1.7m box
No sign of orbit change yet.
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Jiuquan, the name of the space center and the local town, translates roughly as "Whiskey Springs". It is said to be named for an incident in about 120 B.C. in which Huo Qubing, a young but very successful Han general, was given a supply of expensive liquor by the emperor as a reward for a major victory and, instead of keeping it for himself, dumped it into the local water supply so his men could share it.

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Launch pictures at
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2016-08/16/c_1119396090.htm

Higher resolution versions:

Also the "Thin atmosphere science experiment satellite" flying on board is from the Chinese Academy of Sciences - maybe there's some presentation floating around that we have missed?

Found it: the satellite is named Lixing-1 and comes from CAS' Institute of Mechanics. Their press release mentioned that it will move to a grazing orbit of 100-150 km altitude so I guess its mission is related to exosphere and hypersonic flights.


I guess it's maybe like Cannonball and San Marco, studying atmospheric density. From the deployment graphic looks to be about 0.3 x 1.7m box
No sign of orbit change yet.

After some TLE cross-tagging confusion, it's now clear Lixing-1 lowered its orbit on Aug 16 to 124 x 140 km,
a remarkably low orbit. Latest TLE I have is Aug 19,  122 x 132 km - either it's using propulsion to counteract
drag (most likely) or it's super dense.

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Quantum satellite and ground station communication test photos
Red light for ground emission, green light for the quantum satellite launch


 http://defence.pk/threads/photo%EF%BC%9Aquantum-satellite-and-ground-station-communication-test-photos.446392/#ixzz4IdHNRlOt

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