Author Topic: Yaogan Weixing-22, Long March 4C (CZ-4C), TSLC - October 20, 2014  (Read 12019 times)

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This launch could be as soon as in this month, there is currently a launch processing team working in Taiyuan satellite launch center. (source: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=10822&pid=320956&fromuid=24484)
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Re: Yaogan-22, Long March 4B (CZ-4B), TSLC - September, 2014
« Reply #1 on: 09/08/2014 06:38 pm »
The satellite has already been delivered to the launch site (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=10822&pid=320497&fromuid=24484).

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Re: Yaogan-22, Long March 4B (CZ-4B), JSLC - September, 2014
« Reply #2 on: 09/24/2014 05:43 pm »
Likely, this launch will be from Taiyuan.

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Someone PM me if there's a launch T-0 confirmed or if it occurs please!
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Chances are that this thing is launching today.... ::)
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Chances are that this thing is launching today.... ::)

Nope, but I have just saw reports that it has been launched. Let me wait for the details....  ::)
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Chances are that this thing is launching today.... ::)

Nope, but I have just saw reports that it has been launched. Let me wait for the details....  ::)

Reports are coming in that it was successfully launched at 06:31 UTC on a Long March 4C rocket.  ;)
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The launch time is coherent with YG-22 being the 4th member of the YG-8 series (again lifting off at 31 minutes past the hour). Let's see what orbit NORAD is tracking...  ;)

EDIT: Right on the money - 40275/2014-063A found in 1196 x 1209 km x 100.32 deg. orbit.
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The launch time is coherent with YG-22 being the 4th member of the YG-8 series (again lifting off at 31 minutes past the hour). Let's see what orbit NORAD is tracking...  ;)

EDIT: Right on the money - 40275/2014-063A found in 1196 x 1209 km x 100.32 deg. orbit.

The payload fairing is also the right one for an YG-8 class payload.

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The launch time is coherent with YG-22 being the 4th member of the YG-8 series (again lifting off at 31 minutes past the hour). Let's see what orbit NORAD is tracking...  ;)

EDIT: Right on the money - 40275/2014-063A found in 1196 x 1209 km x 100.32 deg. orbit.

The payload fairing is also the right one for an YG-8 class payload.

Yup. No secondary payloads as far as I could tell...
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The launch time is coherent with YG-22 being the 4th member of the YG-8 series (again lifting off at 31 minutes past the hour). Let's see what orbit NORAD is tracking...  ;)
EDIT: Right on the money - 40275/2014-063A found in 1196 x 1209 km x 100.32 deg. orbit.

I thought that the JB-8 series comprised the triple ocean ELINT satellite launches in the Yaogan programme?   And that the YG 22 series was JB-9?
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The launch time is coherent with YG-22 being the 4th member of the YG-8 series (again lifting off at 31 minutes past the hour). Let's see what orbit NORAD is tracking...  ;)
EDIT: Right on the money - 40275/2014-063A found in 1196 x 1209 km x 100.32 deg. orbit.

I thought that the JB-8 series comprised the triple ocean ELINT satellite launches in the Yaogan programme?   And that the YG 22 series was JB-9?

The YG-8 series is not JB-8. I am not sure, if the JB designation for the YG-8 series has been become known.

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Orbit as expected -- 100.32°, 1190x1216 km (over 6378 km), 109.5 min.
Yes, I believe it's JB-9.
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A few more images...

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Exact launch time... 0631:04.803UTC.

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