YG-16 Yaogan Weixing-16 CZ-4C Jiuquan launch - November 25, 2012

[limen4]

Of these, I do not know what is TY-1, XX-11, XX-12, LD-3 and LD-2.

LD could refer to Leidian (雷电) . Because SJ-6B was called LD-1 during design phase LD-2 and LD-3 could be follow-on versions.

[Liss]

Of these, I do not know what is TY-1, XX-11, XX-12, LD-3 and LD-2.

LD could refer to Leidian (雷电) . Because SJ-6B was called LD-1 during design phase LD-2 and LD-3 could be follow-on versions.

It was my idea too, but where are they? Of course we can suppose different versions between the four launched SJ-6Bs...
Can XX-11 and XX-12 be Jianbings? Probably yes but I'd like to find confirmations and to re-match Yaogans to Jiangbins...

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Apparently the team of engineers for satellite(s) processing has departed for JSLC to join the Shenzhou 9 party start launch processing. So it seems the launch can be in July.

Source

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Delayed again: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=206947&fromuid=19646

[Satori]

Delayed again: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=206947&fromuid=19646

Satellite problems?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Delayed again: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=206947&fromuid=19646

Satellite problems?

Apparently yes.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Delayed again: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=206947&fromuid=19646

Satellite problems?

Apparently yes.

Launch pushed back to November per blog news: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=8057&pid=210888

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Delayed again: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=206947&fromuid=19646

Satellite problems?

Apparently yes.

Launch pushed back to November per blog news: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=8057&pid=210888

The launch processing team for the launch will be back next month (so launch in NET late October). (source)

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Latest blog reports from the satellite preparation team members reports that they are installing thermal insulation to the satellites, and launch is still a month away. This is consistant with earlier reports that the launch is scheduled in late November (the team will leave the desert at that time).

http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=226133

[Satori]

Apparently and according to the SinoDefense Forum, the YG-16 satellites have arrived to Jiuquan on September 25.

[Satori]

According to http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30016.msg979434#msg979434, the satellites were transfered to the launch pad on November 14.

[Satori]

Still no info about this launch?

[beidou]

Still no info about this launch?

Sadly no.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Still no info about this launch?

I saw the blog of someone working with DFH satellite corporation/CAST who have just worked on FN-1 and saw the launch from Taiyuan saying that he will move on to JSLC (keep in mind that the YG-9 trio are built by CAST). So I guess the launch could be within this week (or at most early next week).

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Saw that the launch may be scheduled for tomorrow. I guess we'll know the launch time soon when the air space closures are announced in a few hours....

http://bbs.fsfans.net/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=7380&pid=229540