Author Topic: Hongyun demo - CZ-11 - JSLC - December 21, 2018 (23:51 UTC) (Read 23361 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #20 on:** 12/21/2018 11:16 pm »

Launch success!

http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=91578&page=4&authorid=33710

"Global WiFi is coming online!" Just now, a space router in the sky ... "#Ignition!# December 22, 2018 7:51, China at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with the Changzheng 11th carrier rocket, the success of the Rainbow Cloud Engineering Technology verification satellite launch, the satellite into the scheduled orbit,
The success of the star launch marks a substantial step in the construction of China's low-orbit broadband communications satellite system. Rainbow Cloud Project is a global low-orbit broadband communications satellite system led by China Aerospace Science and Industry Group Co., Ltd. The system will be based on space-based Internet access capabilities, integration of low-orbit navigation enhancement, diversification of remote sensing, to achieve access, guidance, remote information integration.
The successful launch of the technical verification satellite is the first star of the Rainbow Cloud Project, the follow-up will be based on this satellite to carry out low-orbit space-based Internet testing and application demonstration. The Long March 11th launch vehicle for launch was developed and produced by Aerospace Technology Group Co., Ltd., the NO. 295 flight of the Long March series launch vehicle. (Photo Zhang Mingyuan)

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #21 on:** 12/21/2018 11:17 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/21/2018 11:16 pm

Launch success!

http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=91578&page=4&authorid=33710

"Global WiFi is coming online!" Just now, a space router in the sky ... "#点火!# December 22, 2018 7:51, China at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with the Changzheng 11th carrier rocket, the success of the Rainbow Cloud Engineering Technology verification satellite launch, the satellite into the scheduled orbit,
The success of the star launch marks a substantial step in the construction of China's low-orbit broadband communications satellite system. Rainbow Cloud Project is a global low-orbit broadband communications satellite system led by China Aerospace Science and Industry Group Co., Ltd. The system will be based on space-based Internet access capabilities, integration of low-orbit navigation enhancement, diversification of remote sensing, to achieve access, guidance, remote information integration.
The successful launch of the technical verification satellite is the first star of the Rainbow Cloud Project, the follow-up will be based on this satellite to carry out low-orbit space-based Internet testing and application demonstration. The Long March 11th launch vehicle for launch was developed and produced by Aerospace Technology Group Co., Ltd., the NO. 295 flight of the Long March series launch vehicle. (Photo Zhang Mingyuan)

Launch time was 23:51 UTC.

Satori · « **Reply #22 on:** 12/21/2018 11:18 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/21/2018 11:15 pm

SFF is showing a launch image and a launch time of 23:54 UTC. Not sure if this is a file photo. There's no other text indicating that the launch has happened.

http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-11-rocket-launch-hongyun1-satellite?instance_id=2174

Launch was at night, so that's a file photo. Launch time was 2351UTC.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #23 on:** 12/21/2018 11:18 pm »

Rui's article!

LAUNCH! Chinese Long March 11 launches with the first Hongyun satellite -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/chinese-long-march-11-launches-hongyun-satellite/

GELORD · « **Reply #24 on:** 12/21/2018 11:20 pm »

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #25 on:** 12/21/2018 11:24 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 12/21/2018 11:18 pm

Launch was at night, so that's a file photo. Launch time was 2351UTC.

Night in the UK, but morning in China. Launch was at 7:51 am local. Sunrise for Beijing was 7:32 am.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/china

Satori · « **Reply #26 on:** 12/21/2018 11:32 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/21/2018 11:24 pm

Quote from: Satori on 12/21/2018 11:18 pm
Launch was at night, so that's a file photo. Launch time was 2351UTC.

Night in the UK, but morning in China. Launch was at 7:51 am local. Sunrise for Beijing was 7:32 am.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/china

That photo is not from this launch. Is from the January 19, 2018, launch.

GELORD · « **Reply #27 on:** 12/21/2018 11:40 pm »

GELORD · « **Reply #28 on:** 12/21/2018 11:51 pm »

Start Time

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #29 on:** 12/22/2018 12:00 am »

Some more info for this launch: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/R7W82y-0C6-XYgOQEBu7YA

- This flight used CZ-11 s/n Y5
- Target orbit is a SSO with altitude above 1000 km
- Contract for this flight was signed less than 6 months ago
- Next CZ-11 flight is a multiple satellite launch in January 2019

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #30 on:** 12/22/2018 12:37 am »

Short video here.

http://n.miaopai.com/media/gooBV0M9ZwoBpUVlFsOJ67YCjCNcQAYB

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #31 on:** 12/22/2018 12:45 am »

CZ-11 launch from an ocean patform?

http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/12-22/8709801.shtml

"The Rockets expert revealed that the Changzheng 11th rocket is making every effort to carry out preparations for the sea launch, and plans to implement the launch of China's first launch vehicle at sea in June 2019."

Josh_from_Canada · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/22/2018 04:14 am »

Catalogued in orbit!!

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1076332276382908417

SciNews · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/22/2018 06:22 am »

The rocket in the beginning of the video might not be from this launch

CASIC plans to launch another four experimental Hongyun satellites before the end of 2020

anik · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/22/2018 07:52 am »

So, as per photo on https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47005.msg1890912#msg1890912, it was a rocket with serial number Y20011805 (or short Y5) produced in 2018.

anik · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/22/2018 08:15 am »

And, by the way, it was 5800th orbital launch as per my counting - someone can check.

input~2 · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/22/2018 08:16 am »

Short video of the launch. The satellite is a test model.
http://tv.cctv.com/2018/12/22/VIDEMH7GWMGvbBRWXaQwxnqU181222.shtml

input~2 · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/22/2018 08:38 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/21/2018 11:24 pm

Quote from: Satori on 12/21/2018 11:18 pm
Launch was at night, so that's a file photo. Launch time was 2351UTC.

Night in the UK, but morning in China. Launch was at 7:51 am local. Sunrise for Beijing was 7:32 am.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/china

Sunrise for JSLC was 08:41 am LT

Star One · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/22/2018 08:39 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 12/21/2018 11:18 pm

Rui's article!

LAUNCH! Chinese Long March 11 launches with the first Hongyun satellite -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/chinese-long-march-11-launches-hongyun-satellite/

Apologies this isn’t an update, but in the third paragraph it says “this is the fist satellite of a vast space-based communications network capable of covering every corner on the Earth, including the Arctic and Antarctica”. I presume that should be ‘first’ not ‘fist’.

eeergo · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/22/2018 10:14 am »

Launch video since (almost) T-0.

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1076355211269206016