Author Topic: Yaogan-30 Group 06 - CZ-2C - XSLC - March 24, 2020 (03:43 UTC) (Read 24546 times)

Liss · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/20/2020 06:15 pm »

One more intermediate plane, between 2017-11-25 and 2017-12-26.

ace5 · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/23/2020 06:44 pm »

will the rocket have the grids for reentry?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/24/2020 02:50 am »

Liftoff has apparently occurred.

Edit: Max-Q contrail:

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1242297605641646080

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/24/2020 03:24 am »

CCTV has confirmed launch success with T-0 at 03:43 UTC.

tehwkd · « **Reply #24 on:** 03/24/2020 03:28 am »

https://www.weibo.com/2656274875/IA4DTvAFe

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #25 on:** 03/24/2020 03:34 am »

Rui's article!

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/03/long-march-2c-latest-yaogan-weixing-mission/

But what the heck? (first image of the second tweet).

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1242307040996884487

otter · « **Reply #26 on:** 03/24/2020 03:38 am »

China launches new remote sensing satellites
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/24/c_138911195.htm

Quote

XICHANG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a group of new remote sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday.

Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, this group of satellites was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 11:43 a.m. (Beijing Time).

The satellites have entered the planned orbits and will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests.

SciNews · « **Reply #27 on:** 03/24/2020 07:48 am »

Launch video

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #28 on:** 03/24/2020 08:22 am »

Launch code is 07-116 and launch time is 03:43:05.331 UTC.

CX-5 16, 17 and 18.

Edit: Corrected launch time.

input~2 · « **Reply #29 on:** 03/24/2020 09:57 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 03/24/2020 08:22 am

Launch code is 07-116

Launch code "07-114" seems not to have been allocated yet

Satori · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/24/2020 10:08 am »

Quote from: input~2 on 03/24/2020 09:57 am

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 03/24/2020 08:22 am
Launch code is 07-116
Launch code "07-114" seems not to have been allocated yet

Possibly to CZ-11 launch?

anik · « **Reply #31 on:** 03/24/2020 10:47 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 03/24/2020 08:22 am

launch time is 03:43:03.331 UTC

I see 05.331. Standart time between "push button" and liftoff is 4-6 seconds, "push button" for this launch was at :00.

P.S.: And confirmation: 11:43:12 minus 7 equals 11:43:05.

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #32 on:** 03/24/2020 12:32 pm »

I also see 05.331

(pictures "borrowed" from NK-Forum)

YW 30-01 ...05.318
YW 30-02 ...05.130
YW 30-03 ...05.269
YW 30-04 ...04.986
YW 30-05 ...35.195
YW 30-06 ...05.331

05.331 fits in the series

GELORD · « **Reply #33 on:** 03/24/2020 02:37 pm »

The video clearly shows: 11:43:05,331 BJT (03:43:05,331 UTC)

input~2 · « **Reply #34 on:** 03/24/2020 03:00 pm »

At this time 2 objects have been cataloged:

2020-021A/45460 in 591 x 602 km x 35.00°
2020-021B/45461 in 591 x 602 km x 35.00°

both orbits with RAAN of 211° at epoch 13:25 UTC

input~2 · « **Reply #35 on:** 03/24/2020 03:11 pm »

Satellite#3 has just been cataloged in the same orbit

2020-021C/45462 in 591 x 602 km x 35.00°

gosnold · « **Reply #36 on:** 03/25/2020 09:19 pm »

So it's a new plane, which makes 5 planes for the whole constellation (launc 4 reinforced an existing plane). Logically there should be a sixth equally spaced plane.

GELORD · « **Reply #37 on:** 03/26/2020 09:52 am »

CZ-2C Y42

GELORD · « **Reply #38 on:** 03/26/2020 09:52 am »

Liss · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/23/2020 02:39 pm »

It seems that 45462 (2020-021C) has not stabilized in its expected orbital position.