http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-03/02/c_132202656.htmChina's first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016: officialEnglish.news.cn 2013-03-02 11:03:34 BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China's first solid-fuel rocket Long March-11 is expected to make its first launch before 2016, a senior official of the rocket's designing institute said on Saturday.Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said the rocket will be easy to operate and cost-efficient to launch. It can remain in storage for long period and reliably launch on short notice."The development of the Long March-11 will greatly improve China's capabilities to rapidly enter the space and meet the emergency launching demand in case of disasters and emergencies," he told Xinhua.The Long March-11 rocket system consists of a solid-fuel rocket and a launching support system. It will apply China's largest solid-fuel rocket engine, he said.China has made more than 160 launching of liquid-fuel rockets successfully but is yet to make breakthrough on the development of the solid-fuel rockets.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-03/02/c_132202656.htmBEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China's first solid-fuel rocket Long March-11 is expected to make its first launch before 2016, a senior official of the rocket's designing institute said on Saturday.
They are forgetting the KT-1 launch vehicle.
Bumping this thread as the Chinese apparently is going to sneak in this rocket's first flight late this month (info is from ham radio operators who have payloads on this flight)! The payload will apparently be 3 ham radio mini-satellites. I wonder which 3 will they be?
Can someone please help in translating this?Thank you!
Quote from: Satori on 09/20/2015 11:46 amCan someone please help in translating this?Thank you!Dear Editor: I am the leader of the R&D team of cube satellite in the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites. Not a very precise translation. But you got the point.
Using Google translation on a post on the 9ifly space forum, looks like the launch is schedule for 1455UTC.
Quote from: Satori on 09/23/2015 08:07 amUsing Google translation on a post on the 9ifly space forum, looks like the launch is schedule for 1455UTC.These are guesses which doesn't even have anything solid to base on.... No NOTAMs so far; hopefully they appear in the next 24 hours.
Are any other payloads known besides the three Tianwang cubesats?
From the same Weibo account, this is apparently taken on site, but.....the left end doesn't look like an SRB nozzle. A Topol-type launch canister perhaps?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/24/2015 08:39 amFrom the same Weibo account, this is apparently taken on site, but.....the left end doesn't look like an SRB nozzle. A Topol-type launch canister perhaps? Yes looks indeed like a launch canister. The model shown of the CZ-11 looks certainly different.
I was worrying that with zero information around that this launch might have slipped....but nope!A2739/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N374344E0990357-N384150E0991957-N383448E1000018-N373647E0994348 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 25 SEP 01:33 2015 UNTIL 25 SEP 01:53 2015. CREATED: 24 SEP 06:44 2015So launch would be at around 01:45 UTC.This prediction has been confirmed by one Weibo account (whose owner has provided good info on the final ramp up of LM-6's first flight last week), though he said there will be 4, not 3 satellites on board.
This prediction has been confirmed by one Weibo account (whose owner has provided good info on the final ramp up of LM-6's first flight last week), though he said there will be 4, not 3 satellites on board.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/24/2015 07:04 amThis prediction has been confirmed by one Weibo account (whose owner has provided good info on the final ramp up of LM-6's first flight last week), though he said there will be 4, not 3 satellites on board. The fourth payload is not really unexpected, as the rocket reportedly has a performance of ~1000 kg to LEO and the three cubesats would use only a tiny fraction of this. So at least a larger dummy payload should be on board.
Should have launched by now, but trying to confirm this on Chinese social media is difficult with all the previous "false alarm" tweets still floating around.
Really could use launch photos otherwise Rui's article will be text only, and that's no good.
Here's the confirmation from Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/25/c_1116676523.htm3 satellites from the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (the TW 1A/B/C previously mentioned) and a fourth from SAST themselves named Pujian-1.Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/25/2015 02:25 amReally could use launch photos otherwise Rui's article will be text only, and that's no good.Still looking but haven't seen one yet.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/25/2015 02:28 amHere's the confirmation from Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/25/c_1116676523.htm3 satellites from the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (the TW 1A/B/C previously mentioned) and a fourth from SAST themselves named Pujian-1.Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/25/2015 02:25 amReally could use launch photos otherwise Rui's article will be text only, and that's no good.Still looking but haven't seen one yet. My attempt at understanding this article, mostly via google translate, suggests 6 satellites:浦江一号卫星 Pujian 1, from SAST上科大二号卫星 Shangkeda 2 from Shanghai Chinese Academy of Engineering (??)"and four other small satellites" (TW-1ABC plus one other I imagine?)
Quote from: jcm on 09/25/2015 02:59 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/25/2015 02:28 amHere's the confirmation from Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/25/c_1116676523.htm3 satellites from the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (the TW 1A/B/C previously mentioned) and a fourth from SAST themselves named Pujian-1.Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/25/2015 02:25 amReally could use launch photos otherwise Rui's article will be text only, and that's no good.Still looking but haven't seen one yet. My attempt at understanding this article, mostly via google translate, suggests 6 satellites:浦江一号卫星 Pujian 1, from SAST上科大二号卫星 Shangkeda 2 from Shanghai Chinese Academy of Engineering (??)"and four other small satellites" (TW-1ABC plus one other I imagine?)Nah, it's "4 satellites including PJ-1 and SKD-2". I think SKD-2 = NJUST-2 = TW-1B, but I need more confirmation of that.
Here are some screen captures fromhttp://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10601/0ce9d9c6698140eca259f761d50843c1Looks like its carrying a big dummy payload, with the cubesats on top of the final stage around the payload adaptor.
First three elsets arrived.A -- 97.31°, 475.7 x 482.5 km, 94.21 minB -- 97.31°, 474.0 x 482.2 km, 94.20 minE -- 97.34°, 141.8 x 576.8 km, 91.75 min
Quote from: Liss on 09/25/2015 09:04 amFirst three elsets arrived.A -- 97.31°, 475.7 x 482.5 km, 94.21 minB -- 97.31°, 474.0 x 482.2 km, 94.20 minE -- 97.34°, 141.8 x 576.8 km, 91.75 minC and D have arrived:2015-051C/40927 in 466 x 486 km x 97.32°2015-051D/40928 in 467 x 485 km x 97.30°E could be CZ-11 upper stage
Quote from: input~2 on 09/25/2015 11:09 amQuote from: Liss on 09/25/2015 09:04 amFirst three elsets arrived.A -- 97.31°, 475.7 x 482.5 km, 94.21 minB -- 97.31°, 474.0 x 482.2 km, 94.20 minE -- 97.34°, 141.8 x 576.8 km, 91.75 minC and D have arrived:2015-051C/40927 in 466 x 486 km x 97.32°2015-051D/40928 in 467 x 485 km x 97.30°E could be CZ-11 upper stageSpeaking of the CZ-11 4th stage....it looks like official reports are saying that it is a solid stage as well (specifically derived from GSO satellite apogee kick motors).
Speaking of the CZ-11 4th stage....it looks like official reports are saying that it is a solid stage as well (specifically derived from GSO satellite apogee kick motors).
TW-1A Tianwang-1A (aka Shangkeda-2 aka SECM-1) and TW-1B Tianwang-1B (aka NJUST-2) are 0.114 × 0.114 × 0.239 m, 1.7 kg. TW-1C Tianwang-1C (aka NJFA-1) is 0,114 × 0,114 × 0,3433 m, 2.9 kg.
Quote from: Satori on 09/26/2015 01:29 pmTW-1A Tianwang-1A (aka Shangkeda-2 aka SECM-1) and TW-1B Tianwang-1B (aka NJUST-2) are 0.114 × 0.114 × 0.239 m, 1.7 kg. TW-1C Tianwang-1C (aka NJFA-1) is 0,114 × 0,114 × 0,3433 m, 2.9 kg.i.e. TW-1A and 1B are 2U cubesats, while TW 1C is a 3U cubesat
Is CZ-11 based on DF-31 or DF-41, or something else? Is it related to the Kuaizhou launch vehicle in any way? - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 09/26/2015 08:02 pmIs CZ-11 based on DF-31 or DF-41, or something else? Is it related to the Kuaizhou launch vehicle in any way? - Ed Kyle It's 2m in diameter, so it appears not. DF-31 and -41 are 1.7m, and Kuaizhou is 1.4m.
Quote from: Kryten on 09/26/2015 08:26 pmQuote from: edkyle99 on 09/26/2015 08:02 pmIs CZ-11 based on DF-31 or DF-41, or something else? Is it related to the Kuaizhou launch vehicle in any way? - Ed Kyle It's 2m in diameter, so it appears not. DF-31 and -41 are 1.7m, and Kuaizhou is 1.4m.I've seen a variety of claims for the diameter of DF-31/41: 1.7m, 2.0m, 2.25m as well as disagreement on whether the DF-41 and DF-31 have the same diameter or not.What do you think is an authoritative source for the DF-31 and DF-41 diameters?
Here are some screen captures fromhttp://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10601/0ce9d9c6698140eca259f761d50843c1
Another video here, hot fire test and more complete animation. They show whats clearly a liquid engine which i'm assuming is the upper stage YF-50, but just guessing
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 09/25/2015 06:14 amHere are some screen captures fromhttp://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10601/0ce9d9c6698140eca259f761d50843c1Another video here, hot fire test and more complete animation. They show whats clearly a liquid engine which i'm assuming is the upper stage YF-50, but just guessinghttp://v.ifeng.com/news/tech/201509/012d1da9-5081-4eab-964d-305ca0cc1a7b.shtmlOriginal thread: http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-2079159-1-1.html
So, does anyone know about this GAMANET protocol? I have some S-Band stuff that should be able to pick it up. But once it's picked up, I need to know how to process it into something meaningful
Quote from: savuporo on 09/30/2015 07:07 pmQuote from: Steven Pietrobon on 09/25/2015 06:14 amHere are some screen captures fromhttp://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10601/0ce9d9c6698140eca259f761d50843c1Another video here, hot fire test and more complete animation. They show whats clearly a liquid engine which i'm assuming is the upper stage YF-50, but just guessinghttp://v.ifeng.com/news/tech/201509/012d1da9-5081-4eab-964d-305ca0cc1a7b.shtmlOriginal thread: http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-2079159-1-1.htmlsure these pics don't belong on the model 6?
Thanks to tnt22 from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, now we are knowing that it was Y20001401.