This launch will be in 2016.
Quote from: beidou on 01/24/2016 09:38 amThis launch will be in 2016.Source? Previous information put this launch on the first quarter of 2017.
CZ-3B (Y43) to be used on this mission, was sent to Xichang by train on March 13. On the same train there was a CZ-2C launch vehicle - CZ-2C (Y29).
Potential launch time: April 12 around 11:02 UTCA0768/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N260808E1142921-N261444E1140013-N255858E1135553-N255223E1142456. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 12 APR 10:58 2017 UNTIL 12 APR 11:44 2017. CREATED: 07 APR 11:28 2017A0767/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: 272200E1083650-N273125E1074313-N271528E1073948-N270603E1083315.VERT ICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 12 APR 10:57 2017 UNTIL 12 APR 11:33 2017. CREATED: 07 APR 11:23 2017
The launch time is a little weird
Apparently no TLE published yet for this launch
2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:2017-018A/42662 in 243 x 41744 km x 20.96° (Chinasat-16)2017-018B/42663 in 225 x 40522 km x 20.96° (CZ-3B's 3rd stage)
Quote from: input~2 on 04/14/2017 06:48 am2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:2017-018A/42662 in 243 x 41744 km x 20.96° (Chinasat-16)2017-018B/42663 in 225 x 40522 km x 20.96° (CZ-3B's 3rd stage)That's backwards - the higher apogee object is the RB.
【中星16/实践13】4月20日22:50,LIPS-200离子电推进系统在轨成功点火,产品工作正常,参数稳定,各项指标达到设计要求goo.gl/O4M2Ft
"In Star 16/practice 13 April 20" 22:50,LIPS-200 ion electric propulsion in orbit was successfully ignited, product works properly, stability, the indicators meet the design requirements goo.gl/O4M2Ft
The high-orbit satellite has finished a two-way high-speed laser communication test between the satellite and ground, the first of its kind in the world