XJS-G & H - CZ-11 - XSLC - May 29, 2020 (20:13 UTC)

[Satori]

A CZ-11 will be launched from Xichang in February 2020.

The rocket will be the first CZ-11 to use a 2.5 meter diameter fairing.

Payload unknown at this time.

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-posts; my bold:

On the reports of rumored CZ-2D and CZ-11 launches from Xichang - both a first - next month, this photo just shown up showing the satellite testing team for a certain "XJS-F" apparently going to stay there during next week's Chinese New Year holidays. It looks like it might be flying on one of these two flights.

Also to look out for the CZ-11 might be the Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) mission from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a pair of gamma-ray astronomy satellites looking for gravitational wave events along the likes of LIGO and VIRGO. Previous reports put it on launching on a CZ-11 to a low inclination orbit, so it is possible that next month's CZ-11 might be flying it, though other reports put it launching later this year and probably from the sea. 🤔

On the situation of CZ-11 this year:

https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1219027315377758208

China is planning 3 sea launches of the Long March 11 solid rocket this year. First CZ-11 launch of 2020 will be from Xichang, however, in February, & use a 2.5 m fairing. Total of 5 CZ-11 launches in 2020; 2022 to see debut of larger Long March 11A.

One of the 3 barge launches will be a 9 satellites launch, all of the Jilin-1 High Resolution 03 series, and all 3 barge launches are going to SSO. While CZ-11 s/n SL-Y2 will continue to be assembled and tested in Beijing and only uses the barge's home port in Haiyang, Shandong Province as a staging point, Y3 & Y4 will be assembled and tested in Haiyang later this year when expanded testing facilities there opens.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Apparently a certain CX-6-01 has just appeared to be sent to launch site (we have seen 02 and 05 already flown under different names) and there are guesses that it might be paired with this CZ-11 flight. No concrete evidence to that has appeared yet though.

[Satori]

Any news about this launch?

[Satori]

Any news about this launch?

To launch possibly on early April.

[anik]

Interesting to see what pad will they use.

[russianhalo117]

Apparently a certain CX-6-01 has just appeared to be sent to launch site (we have seen 02 and 05 already flown under different names) and there are guesses that it might be paired with this CZ-11 flight. No concrete evidence to that has appeared yet though.

CX-6 series Weina-1C was delayed from 2019 to 2020.

[zubenelgenubi]

Any news about this launch?

[Satori]

Any news about this launch?

Launch will take place at 20:12UTC on May 29.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Any news about this launch?

Launch will take place at 20:12UTC on May 29.

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[Alter Sachse]

http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/chinas-long-march-11-rocket-launches-satellites-at-xichang-satellite-launch-center-for-the-first-time?instance_id=3327

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[Alter Sachse]

Yaogan 30 group 04     inclination 35°
(with CX-6-06)

CX-6-01 also 35° ?

[russianhalo117]

Yaogan 30 group 04     inclination 35°
(with CX-6-06)

CX-6-01 also 35° ?

Could be a sat replacement or co operational mission.

[Satori]

Need some help here, so the previous Chuangxin-6 were:

06 - Weina-1A launched on January 25, 2018
02 - Yijian (?) launched on December 21, 2016

[russianhalo117]

Need some help here, so the previous Chuangxin-6 were:

06 - Weina-1A launched on January 25, 2018
02 - Yijian (?) launched on December 21, 2016

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/weina-1.htm
Weina-1A, 1B already launched 1C was deferred from 2019. Obviously not likely to be a 6U sat on here by itself.

[gwiz]

Yijian used a WN5000 bus, over 60 kg as I recall.

[Closer to Space]

The launch should happen now. First solid rocket to liftoff from Xichang!

[edkyle99]

The launch should happen now. First solid rocket to liftoff from Xichang!

I suspect there have been others.  There is an old, now apparently unused flat pad west of the CZ pads, for example. 

 - Ed Kyle

[Closer to Space]

I suspect there have been others.  There is an old, now apparently unused flat pad west of the CZ pads, for example. 

It's the first orbital solid rocket launcher to take off from Xichang, but it may not be the first solid rocket (missile, sounding rocket or others) to actually take off there, you're right.