How do you transliterate the word 'hope' from Chinese to English?
China launches in 20082 - May 27 (0302:33.070) - FY-3A Feng Yun-3A - CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C (CZ4C-2) - TSLC, LC1
Umm, according to http://scitech.people.com.cn/GB/7306379.html , the launch time for FY-3A was 11:02:29 Beijing time. Of course, one may attribute the difference to times of strap-ons ignition and main stage ignition and lift-off.
What strap-on boosters? The CZ-4 family (A, B and now C) has never used them.
China launches in 20082008 June 9 - CZ-3B - XSLC - ZX-9 ZhongXing-9 (Chinasat-9)
Well, my error. So we have two different times without a good idea explaining this.
A Japanese newspaper with sources in the intelligence directorate in the Japanese Ministry of Defense, “Sankei” reported on the test launch of the “Tszyuylan-2” missile from the Yellow Sea that took place on 29 May. http://redbannernorthernfleet.blogspot.com/
Well Liss, the only way I see to explain this is that the article is in error. On the video you can cleary see the launch time. There are other videos from other Chinese launches with the same information about those launches, so I think that is a reliable source of information.
Is there a holddown period after main engine ignition? That could explain it.
So the rocket will liftoff as soon as the engines generate enough thrust to counter the weight.
About 3 seconds.