TianHui-1 CZ-2D launch August 24 2010

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The launch with CZ-2D from Jiuquan was first announced to-day August 23.
http://news.china.com.cn/rollnews/2010-08/23/content_3933241.htm
Tianhui can be translated as "Sky drawing"; it is thought to be is a small mapping satellite.

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It's defined as a"stereo-topographic" satellite
(Xinhua in Russian)
http://russian.news.cn/science/2010-08/23/c_13457688.htm

[Chris Bergin]

If we could keep an eye on this one launching, it'd be appreciated.

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Successful launch.
Lift-off took place at 15:10 LT (0710UTC)
http://news.mod.gov.cn/headlines/2010-08/24/content_4187451.htm

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The same China Ministry of Defense site has pictures of the launch now.

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[Chris Bergin]

Thanks guys.

Rui's article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/08/china-launches-tian-hui-1-long-march-2d/

[Salo]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-08

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-08

This is the complete link:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-08/24/c_13459840.htm

[Liss]

Confirmed in orbit: 97.35°, 491.6x503.5 km (above the sphere of 6378.14 km), 94.59 min.

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Confirmed in orbit: 97.35°, 491.6x503.5 km (above the sphere of 6378.14 km), 94.59 min.

Is it 94.59min or 94.53min?

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A video here.
 Actual lift-off time was 07:10:04.075 UTC

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Confirmed in orbit: 97.35°, 491.6x503.5 km (above the sphere of 6378.14 km), 94.59 min.

Is it 94.59min or 94.53min?

94.59 if we speak of real period, node to node.

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Apparently more than 24 hours after Tianhui-1 launch, there is still only one object recorded in orbit by US sources.
Interestingly this is still the case for YaoGan-2 and YaoGan-7, both launched long ago.

[gwiz]

Apparently more than 24 hours after Tianhui-1 launch, there is still only one object recorded in orbit by US sources.
Interestingly this is still the case for YaoGan-2 and YaoGan-7, both launched long ago.

Possibly these payloads are lightweight for the launch vehicle, leaving enough propellant for a large post-deployment retro burn.

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Apparently more than 24 hours after Tianhui-1 launch, there is still only one object recorded in orbit by US sources.
Interestingly this is still the case for YaoGan-2 and YaoGan-7, both launched long ago.

Possibly these payloads are lightweight for the launch vehicle, leaving enough propellant for a large post-deployment retro burn.

As a reference, the maximum SSO payload capability for CZ-2D is said to be 1300 kg for an altitude of 645 km (source: CGWIC).
AFAIU, such a maneuver would only involve the YF-24C's Verniers  (ie YF-23 in the Chinese version) as the YF-22B main engine for the 2nd stage does not seem to be restartable... 

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A video here.
 Actual lift-off time was 07:10:04.075 UTC

Looking closely at the video (seconds 00:19 to 00:21) it seems that the action of the Verniers is represented, prior to satellite separation, in the visualisation screen (3rd from left) between 487 and 489 seconds into the flight. The satellite, still attached to the second stage, is in the foreground.

[limen4]

TH-1 was launched by CZ-2D Y14.