SZ-9's targeted launch time atm is 16 June 10:41 UTC
Quote from: erwei on 06/05/2012 12:21 pmSZ-9's targeted launch time atm is 16 June 10:41 UTCIs it possible to have a source of this information?
Ofcourse, if this date (16th) turns out to be correct, China's first woman taikonaut will be launched into space on the 49th anniversary of the first spaceflight by a woman. Coincidence?
I had checked back in the Shenzhou 7 thread and found that the vehicle was rolled to the pad on September 20 and launched on September 25. So it may be a few days yet.The crew for that mission was announced at a press conference on the day before the launch. This level of secrecy in China may be normal, but it is annoying.
Chinese media coverage now confirms that SZ-9 is ready to be moved to the launchpad on Saturday 9th June.http://news.xinmin.cn/domestic/gnkb/2012/06/09/15079255.htmlBased on previous SZ's and TG-1, this suggests a launch in 5-7 days.