BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new meteorological satellite in the first half this year to further boost its weather forecasting capabilities, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.The Fengyun-II 09 satellite, the last in the Fengyun-II series, will be able to collect meteorological, maritime, and hydrological data to help weather forecast in China and neighboring regions...
It's about the subject?http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/16/c_137114593.htmQuoteBEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new meteorological satellite in the first half this year to further boost its weather forecasting capabilities, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.The Fengyun-II 09 satellite, the last in the Fengyun-II series, will be able to collect meteorological, maritime, and hydrological data to help weather forecast in China and neighboring regions......or another?
And, as such, the satellite count in the article includes the first Fengyun 2 s/c, which never made it to the launch pad. It was destroyed in a launch processing accident in 1994.
Some notes that I collected, from various sources, several days ago, before the NOTAM revealed the approximate launch time:FY-2 Launch Date/Time (UTC)A June 10, 1997 / 12:01B June 25, 2000 / 11:50C Oct. 19, 2004 / 01:20D Dec. 8, 2006 / 00:53E Dec. 23, 2008 / 00:54F Jan. 13, 2012 / 00:56G Dec. 31, 2014 / 01:02H June 5, 2018 / ~13:10 (deduced)Apparently, there are two possible launch windows for the FY-2's, separated by approximately 12 hours?***Also, apparently, this will be the next-to-last launch for the CZ-3A? This and one more Beidou-2 IGSO payload?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/cz-3a.htm
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/03/2018 09:26 pmSome notes that I collected, from various sources, several days ago, before the NOTAM revealed the approximate launch time:FY-2 Launch Date/Time (UTC)A June 10, 1997 / 12:01B June 25, 2000 / 11:50C Oct. 19, 2004 / 01:20D Dec. 8, 2006 / 00:53E Dec. 23, 2008 / 00:54F Jan. 13, 2012 / 00:56G Dec. 31, 2014 / 01:02H June 5, 2018 / ~13:10 (deduced)Apparently, there are two possible launch windows for the FY-2's, separated by approximately 12 hours?***Also, apparently, this will be the next-to-last launch for the CZ-3A? This and one more Beidou-2 IGSO payload?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/cz-3a.htmPer NSF Schedule I currently count 5 manifested fly (unclear if Standard (G1) or Enhanced (G2) CZ-3A's will be used: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=5060.msg1827192#msg1827192CZ-3A and the rest of its families is replaced by configurations of the CZ-6, CZ-7 and CZ-8 families.
FY-2 Launch Date/Time (UTC)A June 10, 1997 / 12:01B June 25, 2000 / 11:50H June 5, 2018 / ~13:10 (deduced)C Oct. 19, 2004 / 01:20D Dec. 8, 2006 / 00:53E Dec. 23, 2008 / 00:54F Jan. 13, 2012 / 00:56G Dec. 31, 2014 / 01:02Apparently, there are two possible launch windows for the FY-2's, separated by approximately 12 hours?