Author Topic: Yaogan-30 Group 08 & Tianqi-12 - CZ-2C - Xichang - May 6, 2021 (18:11 UTC) (Read 6086 times)

zubenelgenubi · « **on:** 04/24/2021 07:40 pm »

Launch vehicle assembly at Xichang:

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/24/2021 11:41 am

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/24/2021 08:10 am
Someone visiting XSLC today noticed a rocket being stacked on pad 3 - not the usual CZ-3B but a CZ-2C! Local tour operators have noted the next launch there is "around May 7".

Perhaps it's for another batch of YG-30 triplets? $:-\$

CZ-2C !

https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94826-1-1.html

We have this note from last October:

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/26/2020 03:35 pm

Interestingly according to the satellite manufacturer (China Academy of Sciences Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center) Batch 07 is the final group of the YG-30 series...

Launch threads:
Yaogan-30 Group 01
Yaogan-30 Group 02
Yaogan-30 Group 03
Yaogan-30 Group 04
Yaogan-30 Group 05
Yaogan-30 Group 06
Yaogan-30 Group 07

Satori · « **Reply #1 on:** 04/25/2021 11:48 am »

CZ-2C (Y47), according to Spaceflightfans.cn.

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #2 on:** 04/25/2021 08:29 pm »

CZ-2C has launched from XSLC sats from the following series to date: YG-30, TC, SY, XJS and NS.

Another unlikely possibility is it could this one as only known CZ-2C listed in 2021 from XSLC LC3 though said to be the end of year:
2021
?? - CZ-2C - XSLC - SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor)

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/30/2021 02:53 pm »

Cross-post:

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/30/2021 02:23 pm

There are reports from tour operators that 4 launches from Xichang and 2 launches from Wenchang are expected in May-June.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/01/2021 04:51 am »

Official confirmation that a YG-30 series launch team is at the launch site on the International Labor Day of May 1st.

input~2 · « **Reply #5 on:** 05/03/2021 04:59 pm »

T0: May 6, ~18:07 UTC

A0907/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N263509E1072250-N264300E1065707-N265819E1070258-N265027E1072844
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE
RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 06 MAY 17:59 2021 UNTIL 06 MAY 18:17 2021.
CREATED: 03 MAY 16:18 2021

Liss · « **Reply #6 on:** 05/05/2021 12:32 pm »

The launch time matches Plane 1 (2017-09-29).

Satori · « **Reply #7 on:** 05/06/2021 06:30 pm »

Still no news from Xichang...

Satori · « **Reply #8 on:** 05/06/2021 06:57 pm »

There was a post on 9ifly Chinese space forum, saying that the launch was successful. Official confirmation pending.

Satori · « **Reply #9 on:** 05/06/2021 06:59 pm »

Successful launch at 18:11UTC.

otter · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/06/2021 06:59 pm »

Launched @ 2:11 local time

https://weibo.com/7340734455/KehPKje0M
https://weibo.com/6528178851/KehPahlC0

Satori · « **Reply #11 on:** 05/06/2021 06:59 pm »

Tianqi-12 was also on board.

GELORD · « **Reply #12 on:** 05/06/2021 07:09 pm »

Liftoff!

【我国成功发射遥感三十号08组卫星】北京时间2021年5月7日02时11分，我国在西昌卫星发射中心用长征二号丙运载火箭，成功将遥感三十号08组卫星发射升空，卫星进入预定轨道。

Satori · « **Reply #13 on:** 05/06/2021 07:19 pm »

Launch preparations...

Satori · « **Reply #14 on:** 05/06/2021 07:19 pm »

Other launch photos...

zandr · « **Reply #15 on:** 05/06/2021 09:35 pm »

02:11:04.959 BJT

Liss · « **Reply #16 on:** 05/06/2021 10:06 pm »

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/07/c_139929032.htm

Quote

China launches new remote-sensing satellites
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-07 03:09:37 | Editor: huaxia
XICHANG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a remote-sensing satellite group into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday.
Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, the satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:11 a.m. Beijing time.
The satellites will be used for electromagnetic environmental detection and related technological tests.
Also aboard was a satellite belonging to the Tianqi constellation. The satellite, Tianqi-12, will be used for data collection and transmission.
It was the 369th mission of the Long March rocket series. Enditem

input~2 · « **Reply #17 on:** 05/06/2021 10:17 pm »

Original CCTV -13 launch video

https://tv.cctv.com/2021/05/07/VIDEGNwx55M2dT5ukeoOj1C2210507.shtml

input~2 · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/07/2021 10:37 am »

2021-039A/48423 in 591 x 602 km x 34.99° (YG-30 8A)
2021-039B/48424 in 591 x 601 km x 35.00° (YG-30 8B)
2021-039C/48425 in 591 x 602 km x 35.00° (YG-30 8C)
2021-039D/48426 in 589 x 598 km x 35.01° (Tianqi-12)
2021-039E/48427 in 468 x 599 km x 34.98° (CZ-2C 2nd stage)

input~2 · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/07/2021 10:50 am »

08A, 08B & 08C pretty much in the same orbital plane as 01A, 01B & 01C