China launch schedule2017December - CZ-2C, LC3 - XSLC - CX-5 Chuangxin-5 (?)December - CZ-2C - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-03 Yaogan Weixing-30-03 (3 sats) (or beginning 2018)
Quote from: Satori on 11/24/2017 10:35 pmDecember 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4If the Beidou launch is slipping into December, will Alcomsat be able to hold that date? I seem to recall the minimum pad turnaround at Xichang is 2-3 weeks, unless that has decreased in the last few years.
December 11 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC, LC2 - Alcomsat-1[..]December November (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO3; Beidou-3MEO4
Wow, I just found LKW2 would be launched on 23th, source: http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-2d-rocket-launch-land-resource-exploration-satellite-two?instance_id=1048
Quote from: SmallKing on 12/03/2017 09:13 amWow, I just found LKW2 would be launched on 23th, source: http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-2d-rocket-launch-land-resource-exploration-satellite-two?instance_id=1048This seems to be just a guess base on the extra 2 NOTAMs released at the same time as that for the launch today.I personally think this is just posted in error (exactly the same as that of today's launch except that the date reads 23 instead of 03; and I have never seen such notices from the Chinese posted so early in advance), so let's see if they will be retracted later.
Satellogic of Argentina have signed a deal with China Great Wall Industry Corp (CGWIC) for launch of its ÑuSat-6, 7 & 8 satellites, on a Long March 2D in 2018. China already launched ÑuSat-1&2 (2016), & #3 (2017). ÑuSats 4&5 will launch with Zhangheng-1 in February.
......On Nov. 5, the first pair of the 24 BD-3 MEO satellites were successfully launched, while another pair is planned to be launched by the end of the year.
China plans to send up 10 more satellites from the southern island of Hainan over the next three years to plug surveillance gaps over the South China Sea
QuoteChina plans to send up 10 more satellites from the southern island of Hainan over the next three years to plug surveillance gaps over the South China Seahttp://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2124555/china-unveils-satellite-network-plan-round-clock-lock
2021?? - ?? - ?? - Sanya-1 (3)?? - ?? - ?? - Sanya-1 (4)
Quote from: Satori on 12/04/2017 11:58 am2021?? - ?? - ?? - Sanya-1 (3)?? - ?? - ?? - Sanya-1 (4)Hi Rui, please correct Sanya-1 (3) and (4) into Sansha-1 (1) und (2). Sanya-1 and Sansha-1 are different platforms. Unfortunately only a blurred image of Sanya-1 is available.
Arrgggghhhhh I would have never thought that at such a late stage of the year there would be uncertainties with launch schedules. Yet this is the case with the Chinese right now, to the point that there can be up to 3 (theoretically even 4) launches left and none of them can be determined with any accuracy! For Xichang, the question boils down to what is going on the next launch (probably Boxing Day or a bit later) - YG-30 or Beidou? Evidence for either of them are still abound and I can't pin it down to which one is next. Evidence supporting YG-30-03 as next launch:- Earlier rumors that YG-30 is next and the next BDS pair is slipping to January- CZ-2C's vice-program director was apparently seen in news reports regarding the ALCOMSAT-1 launch- CAS' Shanghai micro-satellite center (which builds both the YG-30 series and (apparently) the next BDS pair) reporting last week that they still have 3 satellites left for launch within 2017Evidence supporting next BDS pair as next launch:- The Spaceflightfans.cn report of January 21 launch date for YG-30 (I can't tell how reliable this website is )- In an article posted to the GPS World Magazine on December 11, Chief Architect of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Yang Changfeng wrote that:Quote......On Nov. 5, the first pair of the 24 BD-3 MEO satellites were successfully launched, while another pair is planned to be launched by the end of the year.Unfortunately none of the public articles so far can shed light on which is which next in the queue (or for the next few launches out of there either). The movement of tracking ships in the Pacific is also ambiguous with YW-3 moving out from China last week towards the Pacific, replacing YW-6. YW-7 meanwhile is parked at Fiji right now. This, unfortunately, can't point to what is launching next. For Jiuquan the December 23 NOTAM throws the previous expectation of the next GJ series launching from there around Christmas into serious question, to the point that someone is using the NOTAM to expect that there will be a "LKW-2" launching on the 23rd! Alas, there is again nothing to point at what launches next from there - Superview (the company operating the GJ series) has yet to make statements regarding their next launch (other than launching in late December) and the December 23 NOTAM is highly unusual in that it is a direct copy of the one for the December 3 launch and that it was issued 20 days in advance and that they are still in force! I honestly don't know what's going on there..... Now we don't know of any public payloads launching from Taiyuan within the next few months.....but there will be launches out of there soon! I forgot to post here after the LKW-1 launch, but back then a rather reliable member on Chinese forums wrote that "with this launch gone you can look forward to the next from Base 25 (the old codename for the TSLC base - with JSLC being #20 and XSLC being #27)". I even thought that this would have flown last week - but that didn't happen of course. Still, it looks like that something is going to fly from there before the year ends, and there's not a single hint on what that is (it could be GJ-3/4 but Superview et al. hasn't report on that yet). It could theoretically even be 2 since the pad has a 15 days turnaround period - unlikely but who knows?So, yeah, it's December 15 and the 2017 Chinese launch schedule is still murky as ever.
QuoteIn the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the concept of innovation as the primary motivation has been integrated into every launch mission and every technological innovation. In a few days, the launch center will usher in the 98th space launch.source: https://www.js7tv.cn/news/201712_124329.html dated 2017-12-17Mission codename for this next launch out of JSLC should be 01-85In addition, there has been 13 other launches from JSLC for Shenzhou and Tiangongso that yes it will be the 85 + 13 = 98th launch out of JSLC
In the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the concept of innovation as the primary motivation has been integrated into every launch mission and every technological innovation. In a few days, the launch center will usher in the 98th space launch.
Spaceflightfans.cn is giving the launch date for YG-30-02 as December 27 and January 9 for GJ-3/4.
Quote from: Satori on 12/18/2017 06:00 pmSpaceflightfans.cn is giving the launch date for YG-30-02 as December 27 and January 9 for GJ-3/4.Well, it says "tbd" (待定) in both cases
Quote from: input~2 on 12/18/2017 08:16 pmQuote from: Satori on 12/18/2017 06:00 pmSpaceflightfans.cn is giving the launch date for YG-30-02 as December 27 and January 9 for GJ-3/4.Well, it says "tbd" (待定) in both casesYaogan-30 #03, right?