This satellite is expected to be launched in 2015?http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=12528&fromuid=24484
This satellite has been renamed as CBERS-3R and will be launched in 2014.Source: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=8808&pid=281812&fromuid=24484
Currently CBERS-4 is tracking a launch date of first half of December 2014
INPE established the countdown clock for the launch of CBERS-4: http://www.cbers.inpe.br/hotsite/According to the countdown, the launch of CBERS-4 will take place at 0126:00UTC on December 7.
Quote from: Satori on 11/24/2014 01:52 pmINPE established the countdown clock for the launch of CBERS-4: http://www.cbers.inpe.br/hotsite/According to the countdown, the launch of CBERS-4 will take place at 0126:00UTC on December 7.It looks like the website do not take account of time zone differences - in here (8 hours ahead of yours) it is counting down towards 17:26 UTC the previous day.Since central Brazil (where INPE is) is UTC-2, I think the launch time is actually 03:26 UTC (i.e. same as last time).
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/25/2014 03:15 amQuote from: Satori on 11/24/2014 01:52 pmINPE established the countdown clock for the launch of CBERS-4: http://www.cbers.inpe.br/hotsite/According to the countdown, the launch of CBERS-4 will take place at 0126:00UTC on December 7.It looks like the website do not take account of time zone differences - in here (8 hours ahead of yours) it is counting down towards 17:26 UTC the previous day.Since central Brazil (where INPE is) is UTC-2, I think the launch time is actually 03:26 UTC (i.e. same as last time).Good point. I'll try to check with INPE.