https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1202908628447092737
Now planned for December 16, moving up a day.
According to Spaceflightfans.cn, launch is schedule for 15:30 LT, 07:30UTC, on December 16.
ÑuSat 6, 7 and 8 will follow in 2019 also as piggy-back payloads on a Chinese CZ-2D (2) rocket.
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province will host around 20 launch missions in 2020, including two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to an official from the center.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/15/2019 03:14 amQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/29/2019 05:47 amAccording to reliable sources, December 27 is the currently planned launch date.9ifly now shows this as moving up by one day to December 26. ...and now back to December 27.
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/29/2019 05:47 amAccording to reliable sources, December 27 is the currently planned launch date.9ifly now shows this as moving up by one day to December 26.
According to reliable sources, December 27 is the currently planned launch date.
According to sources on weibo the exact launch time is 14:00 UTC on the 27th
China launch schedule2020January 15 (02:53) - CZ-2D - TSLC, LC9 - Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01, Sophie (ÑuSat-7), Marie (ÑuSat-8)December 14December 16
Quote from: Satori on 12/07/2019 09:08 amChina launch schedule2020January 15 (02:53) - CZ-2D - TSLC, LC9 - Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01, Sophie (ÑuSat-7), Marie (ÑuSat-8)December 14December 16What is Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01? I don't find it yet on Gunter's web site.And how do we know Ñusat-7 and 8 are launching with it?
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/06/2019 10:18 amhttps://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1202908628447092737Do we have any idea for what launch is going to be used?
The contract calls for CGWIC to deliver Palapa-N1 into orbit by early June 2020.
CAS-6/Tianqin-1 to be onboard.
Quote from: Satori on 12/06/2019 12:15 pmQuote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/06/2019 10:18 amhttps://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1202908628447092737Do we have any idea for what launch is going to be used?Speculation: Apstar-6D? Fengyun-4B? Via a quick browser search, I did not find any "new news" about either satellite.Or Beidou-3G2Q in February, after Chinese New Year's holiday season?***The content is restricted to subscribers, but I have this quote from a browser search:INDONESIA, UNABLE TO FIND GAPFILLER KU-BAND HTS SATELLITE, SEEKS EXTENSION OF REGULATORY DEADLINE, dated July 12, 2019QuoteThe contract calls for CGWIC to deliver Palapa-N1 into orbit by early June 2020.***Re: CBERS-4A launch:Quote from: Satori on 12/19/2019 05:07 pmCAS-6/Tianqin-1 to be onboard.
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Seeing reports that the target T-0 will probably be closer to the start of launch window, somewhere around 12:30 - 13:00 UTC.
Macao's first space exploration satellite was named Macao Science 1
The satellite, which will be launched in 2021
According to someone at CASIC this launch is scheduled on January 9. The rocket arrived at the launch site on New Years' Eve.
Well it looks like there's now a decent chance that the first launch of the 2020s will fall to a secret one from the Chinese....