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YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« on: 02/18/2010 10:11 am »
Launch preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Images from  here.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #1 on: 03/04/2010 07:25 am »
First official launch announcement to-day

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #2 on: 03/04/2010 08:03 am »
Rocket fuel filling operation was ongoing to-day at 01:11 UTC.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #3 on: 03/04/2010 08:27 am »
Well, CZ-4C from Jiuquan seems to be unique. Very interesting.
This message reflects my personal opinion based on open sources of information.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #4 on: 03/04/2010 01:09 pm »
There is a rumor of a launch time on March 5 [soon?] after 04:30 UTC.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #5 on: 03/05/2010 05:23 am »
Apparently successfully launched

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #6 on: 03/05/2010 05:27 am »
Very good, if we can get some confirmation I'll publish Rui's article on this.
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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #8 on: 03/05/2010 05:36 am »
Good work, thanks!
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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #9 on: 03/05/2010 05:39 am »
Good work, thanks!

you're welcome

and for those interested, launched at 12:55 CST from last post

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #10 on: 03/05/2010 06:19 am »
ARTICLE:
China launch YaoGan Weixing-9, announce increase in vehicle production - by Rui C. Barbosa:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/03/china-yaogan-weixing-9-increase-in-vehicle-production/
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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #11 on: 03/05/2010 06:36 am »
ARTICLE:
China launch YaoGan Weixing-9, announce increase in vehicle production - by Rui C. Barbosa:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/03/china-yaogan-weixing-9-increase-in-vehicle-production/


The launch time in the article is wrong, it should be 04:55 UTC, not 06:55 UTC

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #12 on: 03/05/2010 06:44 am »
No U.S. elements as of now. Will wait.
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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #13 on: 03/05/2010 06:44 am »
Thanks Input-2, corrected the article.
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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #14 on: 03/05/2010 08:02 am »
Here are 2 launch images. Unusual fairing, looks different to the previous Yaogan missions.   

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #15 on: 03/05/2010 08:10 am »
Here are 2 launch images. Unusual fairing, looks different to the previous Yaogan missions.   

Probably another new type of the Yaogan satellites

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #16 on: 03/05/2010 08:30 am »
There is a close-up of the fairing in the first post by Satori in this thread.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #17 on: 03/05/2010 11:32 am »
Another two launch photos of YG-9 from http://www.chinanews.com.cn/tp/news/2010/03-05/2154684.shtml.

The fairing is very peculiar in this launch. Certainly something to discuss in the next days and weeks...
« Last Edit: 03/05/2010 11:45 am by Satori »

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #18 on: 03/05/2010 11:38 am »
Until this time we don't have any video of the lauch (didn't find any...) on the Internet. Usually we would see the satellite animation on it.

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Re: YaoGan Weixing-9 CZ-4C launch March 5, 2010
« Reply #19 on: 03/05/2010 01:27 pm »
Launch time 0455:05,227UTC. Image from the 9ifly forum...

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