Quote from: Stan Black on 06/23/2013 05:12 pmQuote from: Satori on 06/23/2013 05:09 pmQuote from: spaceStalker on 06/23/2013 04:46 pmWhy do you people collect factory numbers of rockets? US, India, China, Japan, Russia ??Because we can.Some serial numbers reveal if there are more to fly, how long it has been waiting, and who it was manufactured for.And tracking different sub-versions and configurations
Quote from: Satori on 06/23/2013 05:09 pmQuote from: spaceStalker on 06/23/2013 04:46 pmWhy do you people collect factory numbers of rockets? US, India, China, Japan, Russia ??Because we can.Some serial numbers reveal if there are more to fly, how long it has been waiting, and who it was manufactured for.
Quote from: spaceStalker on 06/23/2013 04:46 pmWhy do you people collect factory numbers of rockets? US, India, China, Japan, Russia ??Because we can.
Why do you people collect factory numbers of rockets? US, India, China, Japan, Russia ??
China Aerospace Co. (via China Space Philatelists Assoc.) confirmed the following Y-numbers for CZ-2C, CZ-2D, CZ-4A and CZ-4B launches in 2013:2013-04-26 CZ-2D Y182013-07-15 CZ-2C Y232013-17-19 CZ-4C Y112013-09-01 CZ-4C Y132013-09-22 CZ-4C Y122013-10-25 CZ-4B Y252013-10-29 CZ-2C Y262013-11-20 CZ-4C Y142013-11-25 CZ-2D Y232013-12-09 CZ-4B Y10
Quote from: limen4 on 02/16/2014 01:24 pmChina Aerospace Co. (via China Space Philatelists Assoc.) confirmed the following Y-numbers for CZ-2C, CZ-2D, CZ-4A and CZ-4B launches in 2013:2013-04-26 CZ-2D Y182013-07-15 CZ-2C Y232013-17-19 CZ-4C Y112013-09-01 CZ-4C Y132013-09-22 CZ-4C Y122013-10-25 CZ-4B Y252013-10-29 CZ-2C Y262013-11-20 CZ-4C Y142013-11-25 CZ-2D Y232013-12-09 CZ-4B Y10I thought CZ-2C Y26 flew with SJ-11-04 in 2011. Could it be Y21?
Chinese launch vehicle numbers for 2015 from previous reports and postal coves:2015.11.26 CZ-4C Y8 Yaogan 29
Quote from: Liss on 12/16/2015 09:42 pmChinese launch vehicle numbers for 2015 from previous reports and postal coves:2015.11.26 CZ-4C Y8 Yaogan 29Y8 or Y18?
Quote from: Satori on 12/16/2015 09:52 pmQuote from: Liss on 12/16/2015 09:42 pmChinese launch vehicle numbers for 2015 from previous reports and postal coves:2015.11.26 CZ-4C Y8 Yaogan 29Y8 or Y18?Y18 was used in August but now the missing Y8 has been flown.
Missing rocketsCZ-2C: Y22, Y29, Y30, Y33, Y34CZ-3: Y13 (muzeum; cancelled launch with Fengyun-2 on April 8, 1994)CZ-2E: Y2 (cancelled launch with Optus B1 on March 22, 1992)CZ-2D: Y13, Y20, Y27, Y28, Y29, Y30, Y32, Y33, Y34, Y35, Y36CZ-3B: Y28, Y29, Y30, Y35, Y37CZ-4B: Y9 (converted to CZ-4C Y1), Y11, Y13, Y18, Y19, Y31
Can someone translate the footnotes about Y9 and Y10?