FAILURE: SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-04, JSLC CZ-2C - August 18, 2011

[Satori]

NOTAM's have been issued for the Jiuquan area.

This is possibly the SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-04 launch to take place on August 17.

Other possibility is the SW-4 Shiyan Wexing-4 and CX-3 Chuang Xin-3 launch by a CZ-2D.

[input~2]

NOTAM's have been issued for the Jiuquan area.

This is possibly the SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-04 launch to take place on August 17.

Other possibility is the SW-4 Shiyan Wexing-4 and CX-3 Chuang Xin-3 launch by a CZ-2D.

Here are still other NOTAMs

                                               A1215/11 -  A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N335501E0974354-N334527E0983435-N330323E0982258-N331253E0973241  BACK TO  START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY  INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 18 AUG 09:20 2011 UNTIL 18 AUG 09:50 2011. CREATED: 16 AUG 09:46 2011                                                                                                                                                                                  A1213/11 -  A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N361842E0984220-N361428E0990510-N354811E0985737-N355224E0983454  BACK TO  START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY  INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 18 AUG 09:20 2011 UNTIL 18 AUG 09:42 2011. CREATED: 16 AUG 09:44 2011

Being exactly the same as for SJ-11-2 & SJ-11-3, I would think this is for SJ-11-4 to take place on August 18 from 0920 until 0942UTC

First NOTAM is to avoid the fairing drop zone, the second the first stage drop zone

                                                                                     

[input~2]

Since launch time is 5 hours later than SJ-11-3, I suppose this could imply a launch time of 0928UTC for a local time of the descending node of 15:45

[Satori]

NOTAM's were originally schedule for August 17 then changed for the 18th.

[Liss]

Quite interesting. Such a rush in deploying orbital constellation -- that's strange...

[Phillip Clark]

Quite interesting. Such a rush in deploying orbital constellation -- that's strange...

Agreed - I cannot recall a constellation being deployed with such speed before.   Shijian-11-127 by the end of the year perhaps?? :-)

[Galactic Penguin SST]

The official press release before the launch: Link

[input~2]

In English
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/17/c_131056375.htm

[Satori]

Into launch window. Waiting news. Cloudy weather on Jiuquan.

[Satori]

Launch took place. Waiting for more information.

[Satori]

Apparently launch took place at 0928UTC...

[Satori]

Launch control center confirms successful launch of ShiJian 11-04.

[Satori]

People on 9ifly Chinese space forum are getting nervous because there are no official news about the launch.

[input~2]

from microblog http://weibo.com/lizoom

Jiuquan satellite launch, on-site look

Is that relevant?

[Satori]

Until the moment, nothing on the usual media sources... I'm getting nervous too...