9ifly Chinese space forum is listing a CZ-3B (Y39) launch for the end of December. Anyone knows anything about this launch?
Quote from: Satori on 11/29/2016 04:30 pm9ifly Chinese space forum is listing a CZ-3B (Y39) launch for the end of December. Anyone knows anything about this launch?only thing that comes to mind at the moment is this one from the schedule above:First quarter - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC - SJ-13 Shijian-13 (experimental comsat DFH-3B bus based with ion propulsion / or end 2016)
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 11/29/2016 07:16 pmQuote from: Satori on 11/29/2016 04:30 pm9ifly Chinese space forum is listing a CZ-3B (Y39) launch for the end of December. Anyone knows anything about this launch?only thing that comes to mind at the moment is this one from the schedule above:First quarter - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC - SJ-13 Shijian-13 (experimental comsat DFH-3B bus based with ion propulsion / or end 2016)Yes, that's one possibility.
Quote from: Satori on 11/29/2016 04:30 pm9ifly Chinese space forum is listing a CZ-3B (Y39) launch for the end of December. Anyone knows anything about this launch?Any chance for a couple of Beidou? BTW I don't see many Beidou launches listed here until 2020 when the constellation is supposed to include 35 members..
2018Beidou launches: 18 more Beidou satellites will be launched by end of 2018
FY-4A on Y42, as per 9ifly forum.
we already have FY-4A listed for launch on the 11th the statement that Satori was referring to was talking about another launch from XSLC in the last days of December 2016
Per here and www.chinaspaceflight.com the mysterious satellite going to fly with CZ-3B Y39 late this month is TJS-2.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/08/2016 07:03 amPer here and www.chinaspaceflight.com the mysterious satellite going to fly with CZ-3B Y39 late this month is TJS-2. A State of XSLC Pads Update:LC2: CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.LC3: CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked at LC3 for FY-4A.
http://www.amsat.org/?cat=27On December 26, 2016, the China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology’s BY70-1 satellite is expected to launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center into a 530 km sun-synchronous orbit.[...]TSLC and JSLC may be interchangeable.
KZ-1A to be launched on December 31.