Tianzhou-8 - CZ-7 - Wenchang - November 15, 2024 (15:34 UTC)

[mikezang]

It is said the Tianzhou-8 might be launched on Spetember 25 from Wenchang by CZ-7 Y9.

[mikezang]

It is said this might be launched on October 15.

[ddspaceman]

CNSA Watcher
@CNSAWatcher
Simulated moon soil bricks, stronger than concrete, may be used for moon houses and soon will be tested in space exposure experiments in Tiangong Space Station (CSS) delivered by Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft. Full HD:

https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1830507907730833480

[mikezang]

誓师！出征！

Swear to the army! Go!

Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the Manned Space Engineering Office, Shen Bo, director of the Rocket Academy, Zhang Bing, deputy director, Tang Yihua, deputy chief engineer and second-level specialist of the Manned Space Engineering, and the two general managers and launchers of the Long March 2F and Long March 7 carrier rockets Leaders of the team's interim party committee, leaders of the institute's main research and development units and relevant departments at the same level, and representatives of the launch team members attended the ceremony. Wang Guohui, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Rocket Academy, presided over the expedition ceremony.

[Satori]

Is there any official (or unofficial) indication that this will go up on the 15th?

[mikezang]

Is there any official (or unofficial) indication that this will go up on the 15th?

It is said this delayed to November.

[mikezang]

It is said this will be launched on November 10.

[mikezang]

The orginal was October 15, it is said this is delayed to Novemver 10 or 11, I don't think October 11 is possible from orbit progapation.

[Satori]

"it is said this is delayed to Novemver 10 or 11"

Is this information coming from an internal source?

[mikezang]

[mikezang]

Base on the newest CSS orbit dara, we can calculate the launch windows as below  in local time:
Jiuquan:     2024年10月30日04时23分±5分
Wenchang: 2024年11月11日16时24分±5分

So the TZ-8 might be launched on November 11 as Rumors！ It also might be on November 15 if one of two cases happened'
1. It is not enough accurate 20 days later base on current orbit data
2. the CSS will be lowering the flight path

[mikezang]

The Tianzhou-8 badge is comparing.

[mikezang]

The NOTAM for CZ-7 and TZ-8 from Wenchang.

[mikezang]

The launch time might be 21:12 local time.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Launch time confirmed as November 15 ~15:13 UTC per NOTAMs.

[mikezang]

[ddspaceman]

Wu Lei
@wulei2020
Look forward to the launch of #Tianzhou8.
The #LongMarch7 Y9 carrier rocket and Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft combination has been transported to the launch pad at the #Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern China's Hainan Province.

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1856540272609665492

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[ddspaceman]

Wu Lei
@wulei2020
All systems are ready for launch!
China successfully conducted the joint rehearsal for its #Tianzhou8 cargo spacecraft on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1856729327083393153

[ddspaceman]

Andrew Jones
@AJ_FI
Tianzhou-8 will carry bricks made of lunar simulant. These will be placed outside Tiangong for ~3 years to assess the impact of the harsh outer space environment. Results will help inform plans for future lunar habitats related to China's ILRS. Images via CCTV

Andrew Jones
@AJ_FI
Tianzhou-8 is set to launch at 1513 UTC today (10:13 am EST; 2313 local) from Wenchang, according to China's human spaceflight agency. It will deliver supplies and experiments to the Tiangong space station, with docking scheduled for around 3 hours after launch. Livestream info likely to follow.

https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1857391129584386381