Sounds like the actual 1st stage drop area was not part of the pre-announced potential drop areashttp://china.caixin.com/2016-09-01/100984300.html
I'm not sure what's the source, or whether the photos on that page are from this launch.
This apparent failure would end a string of 65 consecutive orbital launch successes world-wide since early December, 2015. The previous long success string was 69 successes during 1988-89, as best I can determine.That explosion at Cape Canaveral this morning also served notice that success remains fleeting in this business. - Ed Kyle
30 hours after the launch there's zero/nada mentioning of this incident on any state media while the F9 Kaputnik filled the Chinese headlines......I start to really think that they want to hide the news until at least after the G20 conference, if ever.
Fairing debris were recovered near Shengjiaba within the NOTAMed area, suggesting that flight path was close to nominal at least until fairing separationhttp://hb.qq.com/a/20160901/043481.htm
Quote from: input~2 on 09/01/2016 01:50 pmFairing debris were recovered near Shengjiaba within the NOTAMed area, suggesting that flight path was close to nominal at least until fairing separationhttp://hb.qq.com/a/20160901/043481.htmSo this is the "expected" drop area? Within a town or village?If that's true then WTF??
Quote from: pippin on 09/02/2016 01:28 pmQuote from: input~2 on 09/01/2016 01:50 pmFairing debris were recovered near Shengjiaba within the NOTAMed area, suggesting that flight path was close to nominal at least until fairing separationhttp://hb.qq.com/a/20160901/043481.htmSo this is the "expected" drop area? Within a town or village?If that's true then WTF??People are expected to evacuate from the drop zones. - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 09/02/2016 02:04 pmQuote from: pippin on 09/02/2016 01:28 pmQuote from: input~2 on 09/01/2016 01:50 pmFairing debris were recovered near Shengjiaba within the NOTAMed area, suggesting that flight path was close to nominal at least until fairing separationhttp://hb.qq.com/a/20160901/043481.htmSo this is the "expected" drop area? Within a town or village?If that's true then WTF??People are expected to evacuate from the drop zones. - Ed KyleWonder how well that works...
There was an official message about SJ 11-04 failure 18.08.2011 ?Day after launch ?
Quote from: Alter Sachse on 09/05/2016 08:35 pmThere was an official message about SJ 11-04 failure 18.08.2011 ?Day after launch ?http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-08/19/c_121880575.htmSJ11-04 confirmed failed on 18-08-11 5pm and reported on 19-08-11 8am by Xinhua new agency.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Still nothing from the Chinese media? If anything they probably won't at all now as "announcing" it days later would look even worse.
Hey look we've made the tech news sites.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/06/china_silent_on_loss_of_gaofen_civilian_spy_sat/