This shows a total of two satellites:http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-2d-rocket-launch-land-resource-exploration-satellite-three
Launch success has been confirmed by CASC. It was indeed LKW-3 launching on the CZ-2D.....but no other payloads were mentioned: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GHxUSOKbDg2PzYELHeAW7w
Steven, images lkw3-02 and lkw2-04 are from previous launches as referenced at the Chinese report.
Has the launch code been confirmed, please? I have not seen any of the launch control room shots for this launch, and they usually show the code.
Quote from: Phillip Clark on 01/14/2018 03:57 pmHas the launch code been confirmed, please? I have not seen any of the launch control room shots for this launch, and they usually show the code.No confirmation but as LKW-2 launch code was confirmed as "01-85" (see below), we would expect "01-86" for this one
The lack of official information suggests a failure to reach the desired orbit.
Quote from: Phillip Clark on 12/23/2017 08:51 amCatalogued as 2017-084A/43080. The orbit is coplanar with the first satellite in the series.Confirmed!LKW-2's orbit at epoch 10:04Z: 491 x 502 km x 97.46° RAAN: 70.60° 2017-084A/43080LKW-1's orbit at epoch 04:52Z: 488 x 504 km x 97.46° RAAN: 69.72° 2017-077A/43034Satellite longitude difference: 180°LTDN: 10:30 am
Catalogued as 2017-084A/43080. The orbit is coplanar with the first satellite in the series.
A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:2018-006A/43146 in 488 x 503 km x 97.34°
LKW-3 orbit's RAAN is 44 degrees greater than the one for LKW-1 and LKW-2LTDN: 1:24 pm
LKW-3's orbit is nominal minus the RAAN and inclination in relation to the first two LKW's.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/16/2018 10:52 pmLKW-3's orbit is nominal minus the RAAN and inclination in relation to the first two LKW's.Sorry, should have said "The lack of official information suggests some kind of failure"
Anyone found the rocket serial number?