Getting a bit busy in China lately!
A7580/10 - ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO AN AREA CENTERED AT N405738E1001729 WITH RADIUS OF 10KM. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:27 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:47 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 06:59 2010A7581/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N350520E0983727-N350922E0981818-N353813E0982722-N353246E0985259 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:44 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:52 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 07:01 2010 A7582/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N330249E0980347-N330817E0973856-N340040E0975508-N335508E0982017 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:44 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:59 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 07:03 2010
NOTAM issued!http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11133&start=4QuoteA7580/10 - ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO AN AREA CENTERED AT N405738E1001729 WITH RADIUS OF 10KM. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:27 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:47 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 06:59 2010A7581/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N350520E0983727-N350922E0981818-N353813E0982722-N353246E0985259 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:44 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:52 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 07:01 2010 A7582/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N330249E0980347-N330817E0973856-N340040E0975508-N335508E0982017 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 SEP 02:44 2010 UNTIL 22 SEP 02:59 2010. CREATED: 21 SEP 07:03 2010First record denotes prohibited zone near the launch pad, the other two are, probably, for the first stage and shroud. The trajectory is as expected for a sun-synchronous orbit insertion. I guess the scheduled launch time is 02:42 UTC = 10:42 Beijing time, with descending node pass time of 09:00. And I guess that's JB-6 #04.
How long does it usually take for the Chinese media to catch up with confirmation?
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/22/2010 05:57 amHow long does it usually take for the Chinese media to catch up with confirmation?Usually a couple of hours. Today's official confirmation is longer than usual.However the successful launch was already announced on 1pm (LT) TV newscast (with still images of the launch)http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/38661372-1290078633.html#1757503also here at 12pm (LT)http://space.tv.cctv.com/video/VIDE1285132938533882
According to the reporter in the video, this launch also send two small satellites "ZDPS" (Zhe Da Pi Sing, it means Zhejiang University Pico Sat) into the orbit. There are rumors on Chinese wesite that this sat weight 3.5 kilogram with dimension 150mm x 150mm x 150mm and life span for 3 months. Maybe they are too small so that there are no TLEs for them.