CZ-4B - Yaogan 14, Tiantuo 1 - Taiyuan - May 10, 2012

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Well, looks like the Chinese will get a new class of optical birds in space this month.... the satellite contains sensors made by CAST's 508 institute and the Changchun Institute of Optics.

Given the launch vehicle for this launch, maybe it's similar to Worldview 1/Geoeye 1/LDCM?

Sources:
http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=8057&pid=181718&fromuid=19646
http://www.9ifly.cn/thread-8676-1-1.html

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Hmm.... problems with the launch vehicle has delayed the launch - by today the satellite has already been encapsulated.

BTW I'm still unsure of the type of LV in use for the launch: one source said it is a CZ-4B, yet another said it could only be CZ-2C (as it seems that a CALT team is in the launch site). 

Source

Edit: My guess is that this launch will use the CZ-4B, followed closely by yet another launch of the CZ-2C (so the CALT technicians has left the launch site because the launch before theirs has been delayed).

[Satori]

Thanks for the informations!

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Looks like YG-14 is scheduled on tomorrow at ~07:10 UTC:

A0442/12 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N311959E1092302-N311619E1094912-N302234E1093444-N302656E1091019, BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 10 MAY 07:00 2012 UNTIL 10 MAY 07:30 2012. CREATED: 09 MAY 05:04 2012

[input~2]

Looks like YG-14 is scheduled on tomorrow at ~07:10 UTC:

A0442/12 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N311959E1092302-N311619E1094912-N302234E1093444-N302656E1091019, BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 10 MAY 07:00 2012 UNTIL 10 MAY 07:30 2012. CREATED: 09 MAY 05:04 2012

I have drawn below (in red) this NOTAMed zone which corresponds to the fairing drop zone.
For reference I have also indicated YG-12 CZ-4B fairing debris location and FY-3B CZ-4C fairing NOTAMed drop zone (in pink).

[Liss]

Seems launch is scheduled for 07:10-07:12 UTC with local time of descending node at 13:30, as with TH-1B several days earlier.

[fringe_dweller]

I guess the inclination is about 100 deg

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Looks like there is one co-passenger on this flight along with YG-14, but I've yet to find what is it...

Source

[input~2]

I guess the inclination is about 100 deg

Launch azimuth (passing through the center of the NOTAMed zone) is 193°

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Probably now at T-10 minutes.

[input~2]

太原卫星发射中心。3点就要发射了

from microblogging, AFAIU announcing the planned launch at 3pm LT

[fringe_dweller]

Launch azimuth (passing through the center of the NOTAMed zone) is 193°

It's true and spherical triangles give us the inclination is 100 deg.
My opinion - this is analog of YG-8.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Liftoff confirmed - rocket debris are scaring people off.... 

Source

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Launch success!

Source

[input~2]

新华社快讯：今日15时6分，我国在太原卫星发射中心用长征四号乙运载火箭，成功将遥感卫星十四号送入太空。同时，成功搭载发射了天拓一号卫星

Apparently launched at 0706UTC