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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Suborbital Missions => Topic started by: Liss on 09/25/2010 08:10 am
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Three NOTAMs were issued for today in China:
A7644/10 - ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO AN AREA CENTERED AT N402754E0972406 WITH RADIUS OF 60KM AT 6900M AND BELOW. FL000 - FL217, 25 SEP 06:40 2010 UNTIL 25 SEP 07:40 2010. CREATED: 24 SEP 16:10 2010
(already cancelled)
A7648/10 - THE SEGMENT CLSD:30KM BOTH SIDES OF LINE BTN POINT A (N385013E1113622) AND POINT B (N392923E1073035). SFC - UNL, 25 SEP 08:30 2010 UNTIL 25 SEP 09:07 2010. CREATED: 25 SEP 06:56 2010
A7627/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N3830E11200-N3910E11200-N4200E8600-N4100E8600 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 25 SEP 08:40 2010 UNTIL 25 SEP 08:55 2010. CREATED: 23 SEP 10:07 2010
The latter closed a strip from Taiyuan to Korla. Maybe a missile launch with or without an ABM test.
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Any news regarding this launch?
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Any news regarding this launch?
Nope. My Chinese topic http://www.9ifly.cn/sub/thread-4428-1-1.html recieved 47000 hits but no official announcement or reliable leak surfaced.
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"A U.S. official confirmed that China's military fired a missile from the Taiyuan missile center, about 320 miles southwest of Beijing, to Korla, a city in western China some 1,800 miles away."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/6/inside-the-ring-488593726/
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Found this NOTAM:
A7846/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N430921E1161141-N433510E1224354-N433017E1232104-N432829E1232108-N43 2035E1224452- N430129E1161207 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 30 OCT 06:45 2010 UNTIL 30 OCT 07:45 2010. CREATED: 29 OCT 10:13 2010
It defines a long prohibited corridor aligned with Jiuquan satellite launch center, direction ENE, with a medium point distance of 1650km from JSLC.
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Found this NOTAM:
A7846/10 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N430921E1161141-N433510E1224354-N433017E1232104-N432829E1232108-N43 2035E1224452- N430129E1161207 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 30 OCT 06:45 2010 UNTIL 30 OCT 07:45 2010. CREATED: 29 OCT 10:13 2010
It defines a long prohibited corridor aligned with Jiuquan satellite launch center, direction ENE, with a medium point distance of 1650km from JSLC.
Interesting...
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Screenshot of a CCTV report on an undated ABM test from Taiyuan
http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110515/102565.shtml
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And this is not the first such case. Another unknown launch was included into the footage of Shijian-6-04 launch on October 6, 2010:
It may well be just operator's training
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Screenshot of a CCTV report on an undated ABM test from Taiyuan
http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110515/102565.shtml
It seems that the flight path leads southwards from Taiyuan and not westwards to Korla. If this is true then it is not an ABM launch.
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Screenshot of a CCTV report on an undated ABM test from Taiyuan
http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110515/102565.shtml (http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110515/102565.shtml)
It seems that the flight path leads southwards from Taiyuan and not westwards to Korla. If this is true then it is not an ABM launch.
AFAIU, the legend of the picture reads:
"Recently circulated online screenshot of CCTV report on anti-missile interception test from Taiyuan anti-missile base."
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Noted these 2 NOTAMs for July 20 between 10:25 am and 10:54 am LT
A0961/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N395012E1070649-N394749E1095004-N385230E1094844-N385453E1070649 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 JUL 02:25 2011 UNTIL 20 JUL 02:54 2011. CREATED: 19 JUL 08:30 2011
A0962/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N370116E0815419-N372342E0832733-N363713E0834635-N361338E0821258 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 JUL 02:25 2011 UNTIL 20 JUL 02:54 2011. CREATED: 19 JUL 08:31 2011
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Noted these 2 NOTAMs for July 20 between 10:25 am and 10:54 am LT
Very interesting. An ICBM test launch from TSLC? DF-31?
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Noted these 2 NOTAMs for July 20 between 10:25 am and 10:54 am LT
No news about this?
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If that helps, an additional NOTAM seemed linked to the event:
A0968/11 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.V16: ATBUG-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. 2.A596:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. 20 JUL 02:25 2011 UNTIL 20 JUL 03:00 2011. CREATED: 19 JUL 14:32 2011
Waypoints coordinates:
ATBUG = 40°59'24.00"N 104°26'0.00"E
DENGKOU = 40°18'9.00"N 107° 0'0.00"E
YABRAI = 39°25'7.00"N 102°46'3.00"E
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User kktt on the 9ifly chinese space forum supposed it could be a Julang-2 SLBM launch from Dalian, with the eastern area for 1st stage and the western one for the 2nd stage and warhead.
(If so, it would feature direct overflight of Tianjin, a city as large as New York.)
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AFAIU, this user infers that the trajectory passed in the middle of the Bohai Sea (South of Dalian) in order not to overfly major cities like Beijing and Tianjin.
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Yes, but the map presented by kktt clearly shows overflight of Tianjin.
Well, is is interesting to note that Shijian-11-03 passed in the vicinity of Dalian, the suspected launch area, on July 20 at 02:43 UTC.
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Well, is is interesting to note that Shijian-11-03 passed in the vicinity of Dalian, the suspected launch area, on July 20 at 02:43 UTC.
For early warning calibration?
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User kktt on the 9ifly chinese space forum supposed it could be a Julang-2 SLBM launch from Dalian, with the eastern area for 1st stage and the western one for the 2nd stage and warhead.
(If so, it would feature direct overflight of Tianjin, a city as large as New York.)
If a launch from Bohai sea area was intended, why no NOTAM was issued for this area?
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If a launch from Bohai sea area was intended, why no NOTAM was issued for this area?
First, I can't say there was no NOTAM for the Bohai sea since I didn't check NOTAMs for the FIR where the Northern part of the Bohai Sea is located.
Second, there might well have been no NOTAM for the launch area: this is the case for all CZ launches from XSLC, TSLC and JSLC (AFAIK, there are even no NOTAMS for the dropped CZ-3B/3C first stages or second stages).
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Noted these 2 NOTAMS
A1227/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N421440E0950902-N421023E0954455-N414902E0954014-N415318E0950433 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 AUG 02:55 2011 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:28 2011. CREATED: 19 AUG 06:46 2011
A1228/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N423937E0942350-N422523E0952040-N421024E0951219-N422936E0941821 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 AUG 02:55 2011 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:27 2011. CREATED: 19 AUG 06:48 2011
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Noted these 2 NOTAMS
A1227/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N421440E0950902-N421023E0954455-N414902E0954014-N415318E0950433 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 AUG 02:55 2011 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:28 2011. CREATED: 19 AUG 06:46 2011
A1228/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N423937E0942350-N422523E0952040-N421024E0951219-N422936E0941821 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 20 AUG 02:55 2011 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:27 2011. CREATED: 19 AUG 06:48 2011
Can you specify the area?
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Areas (using Google Earth)
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The giant "bubble of light" seen in Beijing and Shanghai on August 20, at 21:07 LT could be linked to an ICBM launch as suggested by this source (in Chinese)
http://culture.ifeng.com/whrd/detail_2011_08/24/8642483_0.shtml (http://culture.ifeng.com/whrd/detail_2011_08/24/8642483_0.shtml)
http://culture.ifeng.com/whrd/detail_2011_08/24/8642483_1.shtml (http://culture.ifeng.com/whrd/detail_2011_08/24/8642483_1.shtml)
(as a reference the video from the June 22 Hawaii event is at vimeo.com[slash]25743686)
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Umm, Shijian-11-01 flew over the Bohai Sea area at 20:46 Beijing time and probably had a visibility of the area until 20:53. One may wonder if the times stamped at the images are precise.
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Umm, Shijian-11-01 flew over the Bohai Sea area at 20:46 Beijing time and probably had a visibility of the area until 20:53. One may wonder if the times stamped at the images are precise.
A first remark is that the "bubble" seems to originate to the West of Beijing , where the pictures were taken, looking at the reddish twilight near the "bubble". So if the origin of the bubble is a sudden blow-out of an ICBM upper stage, the event could have taken place over Xinjiang.
Concerning the timing, several minutes could have elapsed between the launch and the upper stage thrust termination (180s in the case of a Minuteman) which triggered the bubble..
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Interesting to note that People's Daily is mentionning ICBM as one of the potential reasons for the "giant bubble" observed on August 20
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7585090.html (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7585090.html)
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A microblogger (http://weibo.com/1403366091/xl9ebBIxF) with the Beijing Planetarium has calculated that the center of the "bubble" was located at an altitude of about 267 km above a location West of Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia (N403601E1051556) as depicted in the attached picture.
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Another pair:
A1371/11 - TWO TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED. 1. ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO AN AREA CENTERED AT N375538E950158 WITH RADIUS OF 70KM. 2. AREA BOUNDED BY N380507E942949-N375825E942751-N391305E883314-N390609E883154 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 0050-0130, 0315-0355, 16 AND 0040-0120, 0320-0400, 17, 16 SEP 00:50 2011 UNTIL 17 SEP 04:00 2011. CREATED: 15 SEP 07:12 2011
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More interesting NOTAMs
(http://file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Standard/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png) A1451/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N403517E0931655-N403449E0935556-N402401E0935542-N402429E0931641 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 24 SEP 03:17 2011 UNTIL 24 SEP 03:42 2011. CREATED: 23 SEP 12:42 2011
A1450/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N403936E0935820-N403858E0943347-N401724E0943307-N401802E0935740 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 24 SEP 03:17 2011 UNTIL 24 SEP 03:43 2011. CREATED: 23 SEP 12:39 2011
A1449/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N392215E1085607-N391436E1095055-N385840E1094713-N390619E1085225 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 24 SEP 03:16 2011 UNTIL 24 SEP 03:37 2011. CREATED: 23 SEP 12:33 2011
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I forgot to mention this one
A1448/11 - A TEMPORARY CONTROLLED AREA ESTABLISHED: A CIRCLE CENTERED AT N3850E11136 WITH RADIUS OF 15KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 24 SEP 03:15 2011 UNTIL 24 SEP 03:30 2011. CREATED: 23 SEP 12:29 2011
which indicated a circle centered on TSLC with a slightly earlier timeframe. So maybe a missile launched earlier today from TSLC?
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Some activity planned for to-morrow night ;D
A1458/11 - A TEMPORARY PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED:CENTERED AT N375538E0950158, WITH RADIUS OF 70KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THIS AREA. SFC - UNL, 1200-1300,1900-2000, 26 SEP 12:00 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 20:00 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 10:03 2011
A1459/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N375825E0942751-N380507E0942949-N391305E0883314-N390609E0883154 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 1200-1300,1900-2000, 26 SEP 12:00 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 20:00 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 10:06 2011
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and for the evening:
A1460/11 - A TEMPORARY PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED:CENTERED AT N3852E11136, WITH RADIUS OF 12KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THIS AREA. SFC - UNL, 26 SEP 11:10 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 11:30 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 12:11 2011
A1461/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N401204E1044922-N400419E1054446-N394304E1053937-N395047E1044429 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 26 SEP 11:12 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 11:40 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 12:13 2011
A1463/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N412434E0864747-N412443E0870208-N411355E0870219-N411346E0864801 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 26 SEP 11:13 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 11:43 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 12:18 2011
A1462/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N412953E0864030-N413022E0873759-N410846E0873809-N410817E0864059 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 26 SEP 11:13 2011 UNTIL 26 SEP 11:43 2011. CREATED: 25 SEP 12:15 2011
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There were several reports today on Chinese microblogs and forums about a spiral contrail (presumably from the missile launch subject of the A1460/11 NOTAM quoted above) observed from about 7:20pm to 7:30pm (LT) over Inner Mongolia.
(http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-1240517-1-1.html)
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A1593/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N374048E0914541-N372951E0914727- N375205E0951127-N380302E0950949 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 28 OCT 03:00 2011 UNTIL 28 OCT 04:00 2011. CREATED: 27 OCT 06:11 201
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A1852/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N412004E1005117-N403827E1085439-N400323E1084631-N405934E1004312 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 DEC 10:10 2011 UNTIL 22 DEC 10:50 2011. CREATED: 21 DEC 07:45 2011
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A1908/11 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N384354E1212820-N382806E1212555-N383357E1201925-N385003E1202146 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 30 DEC 04:05 2011 UNTIL 30 DEC 04:30 2011. CREATED: 29 DEC 08:37 2011
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新年第一个好消息 12月30日中午巨浪-2潜射弹道导弹试验成功。巨浪-2,(北约代号CSS-NX-4)是中国第二代洲际潜射弹道导弹,设计为三段固体燃料推进火箭,射程1万公里左右,可携带多枚核弹头,是东风-31弹道导弹海基型号。 最新消息:昨天的试射非常成功!
source: http://t.cn/SJXJK1
translate:
NO1 good news for the new year's day,JL-2(NATO :CSS-NX-4)was successfully tested,the launch time was 30 Dec. 12am.
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the launch time was 30 Dec. 12am.
Seems to fit the NOTAMed launch window
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A0276/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N392048E0883822 N385938E0882924 N375921E0951801 N371947E0951021 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 15 APR 04:20 2012 UNTIL 15 APR 04:45 2012. CREATED: 14 APR 11:45 2012
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So many NOTAMs for what seems to be a sub-orbital launch....
A0299/12 - THE SEGMENT NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW' OF ATS RTE B215 CLSD. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:45 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:20 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:15 2012
A0298/12 - THE SEGMENT YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO' OF ATS RTE A596 CLSD. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:25 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:14 2012
A0297/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N403755E0970643-N403340E0982801-N402537E0982707-N402953E0970607 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:45 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:20 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:11 2012
A0296/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N402917E1030314-N402255E1035920-N394016E1035049-N394630E1025519 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:25 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:09 2012
A0295/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N395906E1051348-N395505E1054504-N393907E1054131-N394308E1051023 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:15 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:07 2012
A0294/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N385147E1113522 WITH RADIUS OF 10KM. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:05 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:03 2012
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So many NOTAMs for what seems to be a sub-orbital launch....
A0299/12 - THE SEGMENT NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW' OF ATS RTE B215 CLSD. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:45 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:20 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:15 2012
A0298/12 - THE SEGMENT YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO' OF ATS RTE A596 CLSD. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:25 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:14 2012
A0297/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N403755E0970643-N403340E0982801-N402537E0982707-N402953E0970607 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:45 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:20 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:11 2012
A0296/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N402917E1030314-N402255E1035920-N394016E1035049-N394630E1025519 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:25 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:09 2012
A0295/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N395906E1051348-N395505E1054504-N393907E1054131-N394308E1051023 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:15 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:07 2012
A0294/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N385147E1113522 WITH RADIUS OF 10KM. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 19 APR 11:40 2012 UNTIL 19 APR 12:05 2012. CREATED: 18 APR 08:03 2012
Yes, seemingly from TSLC
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China first women missile launch souvenir cover
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A0743/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N412707E1003625-N400802E1084750-N392522E1083852-N404427E1002716 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 22 JUN 13:05 2012 UNTIL 22 JUN 14:15 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:44 2012
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Add this one:
A0744/12 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. B330: GOBIN-YABRAI VOR 'YBL'. 2. V16: ATBUG-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. 3. A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-BAOTOU VOR 'BAV'. SFC - UNL, 22 JUN 13:05 2012 UNTIL 22 JUN 14:15 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:52 2012
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These may be interesting too. South-eastern shore of Hainan and nearby seas:
A0737/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N181606E1095236-N190336E1102718-N200500E1105236-N200500E1113000-N19 3000E1113000-N190400E1115254- N184236E1115254-N173006E1113648-N172954E1102406-N181606E1095236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: ELOW 28000M(QNE) THE SEGMENT BUNTA-IKELA OF ATS RTE A1 TEMPORARY ADJUSTED TO BUNTA-POINT A(N171000E1115800)-IKELA, AND FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 21 JUN 05:00 2012 UNTIL 21 JUN 10:00 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:16 2012
A0742/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N181606E1095236-N190336E1102718-N200500E1105236-N200500E1113000-N19 3000E1113000-N190400E1115254-N184236E1115254-N173006E1113648-N17295 4E1102406-N181606E1095236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: ELOW 28000M(QNE) THE SEGMENT BUNTA-IKELA OF ATS RTE A1 TEMPORARY ADJUSTED TO BUNTA-POINT A(N171000E1115800)-IKELA, AND FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 0000-1000 DLY, 22 JUN 00:00 2012 UNTIL 30 JUN 10:00 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:26 2012
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These may be interesting too. South-eastern shore of Hainan and nearby seas:
A0737/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N181606E1095236-N190336E1102718-N200500E1105236-N200500E1113000-N19 3000E1113000-N190400E1115254- N184236E1115254-N173006E1113648-N172954E1102406-N181606E1095236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: ELOW 28000M(QNE) THE SEGMENT BUNTA-IKELA OF ATS RTE A1 TEMPORARY ADJUSTED TO BUNTA-POINT A(N171000E1115800)-IKELA, AND FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 21 JUN 05:00 2012 UNTIL 21 JUN 10:00 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:16 2012
A0742/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY N181606E1095236-N190336E1102718-N200500E1105236-N200500E1113000-N19 3000E1113000-N190400E1115254-N184236E1115254-N173006E1113648-N17295 4E1102406-N181606E1095236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: ELOW 28000M(QNE) THE SEGMENT BUNTA-IKELA OF ATS RTE A1 TEMPORARY ADJUSTED TO BUNTA-POINT A(N171000E1115800)-IKELA, AND FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 0000-1000 DLY, 22 JUN 00:00 2012 UNTIL 30 JUN 10:00 2012. CREATED: 21 JUN 05:26 2012
In May China Air Force held an execise in this area. (http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120513000098&cid=1101).
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A0861/12 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N413529E1011154-N403149E1093154-N394920E1091955-N405232E1010508 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA. SFC - UNL, 03 JUL 12:50 2012 UNTIL 03 JUL 14:00 2012. CREATED: 02 JUL 01:52 2012
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Several sharp eye members at 9ifly have found what seems to be a sub-orbital launch of the CZ-2C rocket from Taiyuan at around 16:00 UTC on July 24.
Source (http://www.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=8057&pid=212587&fromuid=19646)
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Umm, seems to be even more interesting -- DF-41 first test launch...
http://freebeacon.com/manchu-missile-launch/
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Umm, seems to be even more interesting -- DF-41 first test launch...
http://freebeacon.com/manchu-missile-launch/
"the 3,000 miles of underground nuclear tunnels" in the article is like a joke! I cannot believe smart people like Chinese are doing that!
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'Dig deep tunnels, keep vast stores of grain, and never seek hegemony' was the official slogan in Mao epoch...
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'Dig deep tunnels, keep vast stores of grain, and never seek hegemony' was the official slogan in Mao epoch...
Aha, found the Chinese version of the slogan - "深挖洞,广积粮,不称霸", but only idiots think they can dig 5,000 km tunnels...
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
Thank you beidou!
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
Thank you beidou!
no hay de qué.
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
Thank you beidou!
no hay de qué.
That's in Spanish ;D In Portuguese we say 'de nada.' ;)
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
Thank you beidou!
no hay de qué.
That's in Spanish ;D In Portuguese we say 'de nada.' ;)
Spanish and Portuguese are exchangeable, so we still can talk, right??
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http://freebeacon.com/chinese-missile-tests-continue/
Another missile test by the Chinese military, what the hell are the Americans doing?
"China’s military continued its string of strategic missile flight tests on Monday by firing off a third intercontinental ballistic missile in four weeks", does anyone knows the dates of the previous two missile launches?
on July 24th and August 16th
Thank you beidou!
no hay de qué.
That's in Spanish ;D In Portuguese we say 'de nada.' ;)
Spanish and Portuguese are exchangeable, so we still can talk, right??
Yes, we can!!!
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Two more unknown launch times from news.cntv.cn/china/20121014/102306.shtml :
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Two more unknown launch times from news.cntv.cn/china/20121014/102306.shtml :
I believe the first one is the launch of Yaogan 8 on December 15, 2009 (02:31 UTC), while the second one is the launch of HY-1B on April 11, 2007 (03:27 UTC).
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I believe the first one is the launch of Yaogan 8 on December 15, 2009 (02:31 UTC), while the second one is the launch of HY-1B on April 11, 2007 (03:27 UTC).
My fault -- added 8 hours instead of subtracting :o
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How about this NOTAM?
A1425/12 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.A596:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO' 2.B215:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-YINCHUAN VOR 'YNC'. 10 NOV 07:20 2012 UNTIL 10 NOV 08:00 2012. CREATED: 09 NOV 12:41 2012
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It was reported there was another missle test on Nov. 30.
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http://allthingsnuclear.org/is-january-chinese-asat-testing-month/
Is January Chinese ASAT Testing Month?
January 4, 2013
Gregory Kulacki, China project manager and senior analyst
In 2007 and 2010 China conducted anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests, both on January 11. Rumors circulating for the past few months suggest that some within the U.S. defense and intelligence community believe China is preparing to conduct another ASAT test.
The first media report on these rumors appeared in October. China’s Ministry of Defense challenged the information in that report, but in November contacts in China told us an announcement about an upcoming ASAT test was circulated within the Chinese government. We were unable to find a public statement confirming plans for a test in the Chinese media or on publicly accessible Chinese government websites. Then, just before Christmas, a high-ranking U.S. defense official told us that the Obama administration was very concerned about an imminent Chinese ASAT test.
Given these high-level administration concerns, and past Chinese practice, there seems to be a strong possibility China will conduct an ASAT test within the next few weeks. What kind of test and what the target might be is unclear...
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http://allthingsnuclear.org/is-january-chinese-asat-testing-month/
Is January Chinese ASAT Testing Month?
January 4, 2013
Gregory Kulacki, China project manager and senior analyst
In 2007 and 2010 China conducted anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests, both on January 11. Rumors circulating for the past few months suggest that some within the U.S. defense and intelligence community believe China is preparing to conduct another ASAT test.
The first media report on these rumors appeared in October. China’s Ministry of Defense challenged the information in that report, but in November contacts in China told us an announcement about an upcoming ASAT test was circulated within the Chinese government. We were unable to find a public statement confirming plans for a test in the Chinese media or on publicly accessible Chinese government websites. Then, just before Christmas, a high-ranking U.S. defense official told us that the Obama administration was very concerned about an imminent Chinese ASAT test.
Given these high-level administration concerns, and past Chinese practice, there seems to be a strong possibility China will conduct an ASAT test within the next few weeks. What kind of test and what the target might be is unclear...
Apparently, there was no such test on Jan 11.
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Maybe the anti-China brigade will start to claim that there was an ASAT launch but it failed ..........
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On January 12 various Chinese media reported about a salvo launch by PLA Second Artillery of more then 10 missiles. Clearly no Asat related but nevertheless a remarkable event.
And here a video link: http://news.cntv.cn/2013/01/12/VIDE1357989853205208.shtml
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A0048/13 - A TEMPORARY PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED:CENTERED AT N3750E09050, WITH RADIUS OF 200KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THIS AREA. SFC - UNL, 27 JAN 12:00 2013 UNTIL 27 JAN 13:00 2013. CREATED: 26 JAN 03:02 2013
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A0048/13 - A TEMPORARY PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED:CENTERED AT N3750E09050, WITH RADIUS OF 200KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC-UNL.ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THIS AREA. SFC - UNL, 27 JAN 12:00 2013 UNTIL 27 JAN 13:00 2013. CREATED: 26 JAN 03:02 2013
FWIW, there's what appears to be a group of targets some 240 km to the northwest of that, around 39.143 N, 88.617 E. The area has been heavily imaged by DigitalGlobe since 2004 and, somewhat bizarrely, has what appears to be a recently-built model of an Eiffel-like tower at 39.1484 N, 88.5973 E.
Edit: There's another such tower nearby at 39.1491 N, 88.6152 E, next to a heavily impacted target cross. Instrumentation towers for observing terminal weapons effects???
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An anti-missile test was conducted.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2013-01/27/c_124285256.htm
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More details and images (in Chinese): http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-11159-1-1.html
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a suitable respond to an earlier US experiment(aprox. 13hrs earlier) ;D
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a suitable respond to an earlier US experiment(aprox. 13hrs earlier) ;D
I would rather think it was just an coincidence.
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a suitable respond to an earlier US experiment(aprox. 13hrs earlier) ;D
I would rather think it was just an coincidence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j7ftfRiWlg
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A0325/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.A596:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO' . 2.B330:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-GOBIN. 3.W66: DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'-GOBIN. 08 APR 09:50 2013 UNTIL 08 APR 11:00 2013. CREATED: 07 APR 13:52 2013
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A0338/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.A596:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO' . 2.B330:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-GOBIN. 3.W66: DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'-GOBIN. 0150-0300 0950-1100, 12 APR 01:50 2013 UNTIL 12 APR 11:00 2013. CREATED: 11 APR 13:36 2013
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pics......... :D
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pics......... :D
The lower picture (00414588iflp0x9s8spkdk.jpg) was shot April 11 at around 1400 UTC from Beijing looking due West. Some comments on Weibo refer to a possible blow-out of an ICBM upper stage.
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pics......... :D
The lower picture (00414588iflp0x9s8spkdk.jpg) was uploaded on Weibo April 11 at 1414 UTC. It was shot from Beijing looking due West. Some comments refer to a possible blow-out of an ICBM upper stage.
The photo was shot just outside Beijing (north-east side) at 12:39 and 12:44 UTC on April 11. Apparently there was a successful missile test out of TSLC on that night (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-11492-1-1.html) (given the eastern flight path - JL-2?).
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The photo was shot just outside Beijing (north-east side) at 12:39 and 12:44 UTC on April 11. Apparently there was a successful missile test out of TSLC on that night (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-11492-1-1.html) (given the eastern flight path - JL-2?).
These time tags apply to the upper photo.
The lower photo I was referring to was shot at around 9pm LT according to the guy who uploaded it on weibo (that would be around 1300UTC, I guess I mixed up the UTC conversion in my post above)
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A0367/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B215:NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'. 2.G470:BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'. 19 APR 09:10 2013 UNTIL 19 APR 10:10 2013. CREATED: 18 APR 13:44 2013
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A0379/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B215:NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'. 2.G470:BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'. 22 APR 11:40 2013 UNTIL 22 APR 12:40 2013. CREATED: 21 APR 11:23 2013
A0378/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B330:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT 2.W66: EJINAQI VOR'JNQ'-GOBIN-ATBUG. 0150-0300 0950-1100, 22 APR 01:50 2013 UNTIL 22 APR 11:00 2013. CREATED: 21 APR 11:20 2013
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A0430/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.Y1: SADAN-MAGOD-DUMIN-LUSMA. 2.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 3.L888: SADAN-TONAX. 4.W112: NOLEP-TUSLI. 0120-0220 0320-0420, 29 APR 01:20 2013 UNTIL 29 APR 04:20 2013. CREATED: 28 APR 11:27 2013
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How come there were so many missile tests in China these days? ???
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THE SEGMENT JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'-YABRAI VOR 'YBL' OF ATS RTE B215 CLSD. FL000 - FL999, 05 MAY 00:10 2013 UNTIL 05 MAY 02:00 2013. CREATED: 04 MAY 10:53 2013
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A0462/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD - MEPEP . 2.W112: ADMUX -TUSLI. 3.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 07 MAY 02:50 2013 UNTIL 07 MAY 04:00 2013. CREATED: 06 MAY 14:27 2013
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A1147/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N400840E0951245-N400501E0962301-N393815E0962031-N394146E0951037 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO THE AREA WITHOUT PERMISSION BY ATC. SFC - UNL, 09 AUG 01:55 2013 UNTIL 09 AUG 02:30 2013. CREATED: 07 AUG 06:12 2013
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A coincidence?
A1151/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N213400E1122500- N211100E1122500-N211100E1123800-N213400E1123800 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL KEEP 30KM AWAY FROM THE RESTRICTED AREA. SFC - UNL, 09 AUG 01:00 2013 UNTIL 09 AUG 04:00 2013. CREATED: 07 AUG 13:17 2013
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A coincidence?
A1151/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N213400E1122500- N211100E1122500-N211100E1123800-N213400E1123800 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL KEEP 30KM AWAY FROM THE RESTRICTED AREA. SFC - UNL, 09 AUG 01:00 2013 UNTIL 09 AUG 04:00 2013. CREATED: 07 AUG 13:17 2013
The extensions of both areas are crossing perfectly within Taiyuan launch center area.
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A1383/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B215:JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'-NUKTI. 2.G470:BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'. FL000 - FL999, 07 SEP 01:40 2013 UNTIL 07 SEP 02:40 2013. CREATED: 06 SEP 12:40 2013
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A1793/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD - MEPEP 2.L888: TONAX-LEBAK, 3.W112: ADMUX-TUSLI, 4.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 05 NOV 03:07 2013 UNTIL 05 NOV 04:17 2013. CREATED: 04 NOV 13:57 2013
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There are two of them:
A1794/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. Y1: SADAN-MAGOD, 2. L888: SADAN-TONAX, 3. W112: QIEMO VOR'QIM' -ADMUX. 05 NOV 03:05 2013 UNTIL 05 NOV 04:20 2013. CREATED: 04 NOV 14:18 2013
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A1816/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.G470:DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'- BIKNO 2.B215:NUKTI-N4027.9E09724.1 3.W66:NUKTI-EJINAQI VOR'JNQ'. 08 NOV 10:55 2013 UNTIL 08 NOV 11:25 2013. CREATED: 07 NOV 13:01 2013
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A1837/13 - THE SEGMENT AKTOB-TUSLI OF ATS RTE W112 CLSD. 15 NOV 01:00 2013 UNTIL 15 NOV 02:30 2013. CREATED: 14 NOV 15:23 2013
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A1845/13 - THE FLW ATS RTES CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-MEPEP. 2.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 3.W112: ADMUX-TUSLI. 4.L888: TONAX-LEBAK. 5.Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. 16 NOV 08:27 2013 UNTIL 16 NOV 09:37 2013. CREATED: 15 NOV 13:30 2013
Worth noting that the MEPEP-LUVAR closure was notified in past JSLC CZ launches
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A1845/13 - THE FLW ATS RTES CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-MEPEP. 2.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 3.W112: ADMUX-TUSLI. 4.L888: TONAX-LEBAK. 5.Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. 16 NOV 08:27 2013 UNTIL 16 NOV 09:37 2013. CREATED: 15 NOV 13:30 2013
Worth noting that the MEPEP-LUVAR closure was notified in past JSLC CZ launches
Any past incidences of such for CZ-2D launches?
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A1845/13 - THE FLW ATS RTES CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-MEPEP. 2.Y3: TUSLI-DUMIN. 3.W112: ADMUX-TUSLI. 4.L888: TONAX-LEBAK. 5.Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. 16 NOV 08:27 2013 UNTIL 16 NOV 09:37 2013. CREATED: 15 NOV 13:30 2013
Worth noting that the MEPEP-LUVAR closure was notified in past JSLC CZ launches
Any past incidences of such for CZ-2D launches?
Yep: VSSR1 29 Sept 2012 CZ-2D Jiuquan
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A0007/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N391540E1035356-N391655E1044941-N383347E1045100-N383231E1035548 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 09 JAN 05:55 2014 UNTIL 09 JAN 06:35 2014. CREATED: 07 JAN 09:50 2014
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A0007/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N391540E1035356-N391655E1044941-N383347E1045100-N383231E1035548 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 09 JAN 05:55 2014 UNTIL 09 JAN 06:35 2014. CREATED: 07 JAN 09:50 2014
When possible, it would be interesting to have some kind of analysis about the published NOTAM. Thanks!
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Potential missile activity in the Jiuquan area Sunday around noon (LT)
A0039/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N3930E09525-N3930E09655-N4005E09655-N4005E09525 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 19 JAN 03:47 2014 UNTIL 19 JAN 04:28 2014. CREATED: 16 JAN 07:16 2014
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A0007/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N391540E1035356-N391655E1044941-N383347E1045100-N383231E1035548 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 09 JAN 05:55 2014 UNTIL 09 JAN 06:35 2014. CREATED: 07 JAN 09:50 2014
When possible, it would be interesting to have some kind of analysis about the published NOTAM. Thanks!
I wonder if this NOTAM was related to the first WU-14 hypersonic missile test conducted on January 9 as reported in the Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jan/16/china-tests-hypersonic-missile-vehicle?view=desktop)
See also the dedicated thread:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33833.0 (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33833.0)
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Some sections of airways closed Monday during one hour from 12:30pm and 16:30pm (LT)
Possible missile activity
A0058/14 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. B215: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI 2. G470: BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'. 20 JAN 04:30 2014 UNTIL 20 JAN 05:30 2014. CREATED: 19 JAN 12:58 2014
A0059/14 - THE SEGMENT YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT OF ATS RTE B330 CLSD. 20 JAN 08:30 2014 UNTIL 20 JAN 09:30 2014. CREATED: 19 JAN 13:00 2014
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Night time activity, Thursday January 23 from 12:20 am to 1:30 am LT
A0065/14 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF RTE CLSD: 1.B215:YINCHUAN VOR 'YNC'-YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-N3931.2E10157.0 2.B330:GOBIN-YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-N3824.7E10322.7 3.A596:YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. 22 JAN 16:20 2014 UNTIL 22 JAN 17:30 2014. CREATED: 21 JAN 13:34 2014
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For the record, 2 more for January 19 have lapsed:
A0056/14 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.G470:BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'-IGPIT. 2.W112:TUSLI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'. 19 JAN 03:45 2014 UNTIL 19 JAN 04:30 2014. CREATED: 18 JAN 12:49 2014
A0057/14 - THE SEGMENT YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT OF ATS RTE B330 CLSD. 19 JAN 07:50 2014 UNTIL 19 JAN 09:00 2014. CREATED: 18 JAN 12:51 2014
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A0237/14- A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N4000E10216-N4035E10216-N4035E10345-N4000E10345 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 16 MAR 01:50 2014 UNTIL 16 MAR 02:25 2014. CREATED: 14 MAR 03:07 2014
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An in-depth analysis of the chinese ASAT tests, especially the last one which went very high:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1 (http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1)
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An in-depth analysis of the chinese ASAT tests, especially the last one which went very high:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1 (http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1)
You mean that "test" that probably wasn't anything to do with ASAT except to sinophobes?
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An in-depth analysis of the chinese ASAT tests, especially the last one which went very high:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1 (http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1)
You mean that "test" that probably wasn't anything to do with ASAT except to sinophobes?
Thanks for the deep analysis. But why it comes so late??
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An in-depth analysis of the chinese ASAT tests, especially the last one which went very high:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1 (http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1)
You mean that "test" that probably wasn't anything to do with ASAT except to sinophobes?
Well the article underlines that the rocket was very probably launched from a TEL with an apogee close to GEO, make what you will of that.
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A0331/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N355224E0983454-N354811E0985737-N361428E0990510-N361842E0984220
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 31 MAR 02:35 2014 UNTIL 31
MAR 02:57 2014. CREATED: 27 MAR 03:29 2014
A0332/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N331253E0973241-N330323E0982258-N334527E0983435-N335501E0974354
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 31 MAR 02:35 2014 UNTIL 31
MAR 03:05 2014. CREATED: 27 MAR 03:32 2014
Mystery satellite launch out of Jiuquan on March 31!? (and would have been during the final countdown of Dragon CRS-3 had the radar fire did not happen! :o)
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These drop zones are the same as those for Shi Jian 11-05 (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32148.msg1073653#msg1073653) launched with CZ-2C on July 15, 2013; so it does look like a new launch with CZ-2C from Jiuquan on March 31
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A0508/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N3939E09508-N4008E09508-N4008E09625-N3939E09625 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SFC - UNL, 24 APR 01:50 2014 UNTIL 24 APR 02:34 2014. CREATED: 23 APR 01:20 2014
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I am novice at this but can anything much be told about the type of launch this will be from that notification?
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I am novice at this but can anything much be told about the type of launch this will be from that notification?
The NOTAMed area seems to be aligned with Taiyuan Space launch Center. Could correspond to missile activity.
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A0986/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N403930E0940201-N403851E0943728-N401717E0943647-N401756E0940119- N402429E0931641-N403516E0931654 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 29 JUN 03:50 2014 UNTIL 29 JUN 04:32 2014. CREATED: 27 JUN 03:03 2014
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Same time:
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Same time:
A1000/14 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. G470: BIKNO-COMPULSIVE REPORTING POINT 'DUNHUANG'. 2. ALL ACFT ARE PROHIBITED TO FLY INTO AN AREA CENTERED AT COMPULSIVE REPORTING POINT 'DUNHUANG' WITH RADIUS OF 60KM. 29 JUN 03:50 2014 UNTIL 29 JUN 04:40 2014. CREATED: 28 JUN 14:30 2014
"DUNHUANG" VOR (DNH) is at N40 09.9 E094 50.1
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Mysterious space launch in China in Tuesday evening, pictures from Microblog can be found here: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=12913&pid=311361&fromuid=24484
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Mysterious orbital launch in China in Tuesday evening, pictures from Microblog can be found here: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=12913&pid=311361&fromuid=24484
Orbital?
I can not see pictures.
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Probably another missile intercept.
Event seen in Inner Mongolia and Shandong.
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New report of Chinese missile intercept test http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/24/ARTI1406168664316445.shtml
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/china-says-third-missile-defense-test-in-four-years-successful.html
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New report of Chinese missile intercept test http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/24/ARTI1406168664316445.shtml (http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/24/ARTI1406168664316445.shtml)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/china-says-third-missile-defense-test-in-four-years-successful.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/china-says-third-missile-defense-test-in-four-years-successful.html)
The original announcement (in Chinese) from China MoD is at
http://www.mod.gov.cn/auth/2014-07/23/content_4524048.htm (http://www.mod.gov.cn/auth/2014-07/23/content_4524048.htm)
and..
U.S. Says China Tested Anti-satellite Missile (http://news.yahoo.com/us-says-china-tested-anti-satellite-missile-193630285.html)
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New report of Chinese missile intercept test http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/24/ARTI1406168664316445.shtml (http://english.cntv.cn/2014/07/24/ARTI1406168664316445.shtml)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/china-says-third-missile-defense-test-in-four-years-successful.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-24/china-says-third-missile-defense-test-in-four-years-successful.html)
The original announcement (in Chinese) from China MoD is at
http://www.mod.gov.cn/auth/2014-07/23/content_4524048.htm (http://www.mod.gov.cn/auth/2014-07/23/content_4524048.htm)
and..
U.S. Says China Tested Anti-satellite Missile (http://news.yahoo.com/us-says-china-tested-anti-satellite-missile-193630285.html)
Was that indeed an anti-satellite test? Or just missile intercept test as announced by China MoD?
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I'll note two things that strike me about this launch.
1) It was the first time since 2007 that the US government has publicly said that China conducted an ASAT test. They did not do so for the tests in Jan 2010 and Jan 2013 even though the Wikileaked cable sent after the 2010 test indicates that they knew full well it was another test of the same SC-19 system as used in 2007 and told China so in their demarche. The US also refrained from calling the May 2013 test of the new system that could potentially reach GEO, but did say that its profile did not match either a missile defense test or a space launch.
2) There was no mention in either the US or Chinese statements of this test about a target. In the Jan 2010 and Jan 2013 tests, both China and the US statements mentioned that there was a second ballistic launch of a target as well as an actual intercept.
The description of this test by China is very similar to the way they described the SC-19 testing in Jan 2010 and Jan 2013. But if this was another test of the same system, why do it if there wasn't a target? What would they gain when they've already tested it multiple times with three successful intercepts?
Could it be that this was NOT another test of the SC-19, but instead the second flight test of the new version that could reach nearly to GEO which I analyzed here:
http://swfound.org/media/167224/Through_a_Glass_Darkly_March2014.pdf
If so, that would account for both the US ability to clearly state that it was an ASAT test and not a missile defense test, AND account for the lack of a second launch of a ballistic target. It would also make sense in terms of the testing profile of a new system (first launch is a test of the rocket along with a science payload, second launch is of the rocket along with the first launch of an interceptor).
I honestly don't have any hard data to back that claim up, but it's the only thing that makes sense to me.
Comments and alternative hypotheses welcome.
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I'll note two things that strike me about this launch.
1) It was the first time since 2007 that the US government has publicly said that China conducted an ASAT test.
The U.S. government has claimed (loudly!) that China conducted an ASAT test in 2007. I don't think this is the first time it has been saying so.
2) There was no mention in either the US or Chinese statements of this test about a target.
As it was a missile intercept test, there was even no need to state about a target, which was obvious. Otherwise, how come it could be an intercept test?
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The U.S. government has claimed (loudly!) that China conducted an ASAT test in 2007. I don't think this is the first time it has been saying so.
As I said, this is the first time SINCE 2007 the US has labeled such activity an ASAT test, despite other ASAT tests happening in 2005, 2006, 2010, and twice in 2013.
As it was a missile intercept test, there was even no need to state about a target, which was obvious. Otherwise, how come it could be an intercept test?
China did NOT say it was an intercept test, the language they used was an "anti-missile technology test":
http://www.mod.gov.cn/auth/2014-07/23/content_4524048.htm
And the US govt specifically said it was a "non-destructive test":
http://news.yahoo.com/us-says-china-tested-anti-satellite-missile-193630285.html
What value would there be in doing a non-destructive test of a system you've already successfully tested three times with actual intercepts?
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Further analysis of this launch.
Not everyone is convinced China is developing an ABM system. Hans Kristensen, the director of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of American Scientists, is one of them.
“The first [observation] is wondering why China is spending effort and money on developing an anti-ballistic missile defense system given the enormous challenges and expenses the United States and Russia have had to dedicate to their efforts over the years with only partial success to show for it?” He said it seems highly unlikely that Chinese engineers would suddenly be able to overcome those challenges and deploy an effective ABM system.
Kristensen said his second observation is that a Chinese decision to develop and deploy an ABM system seems contradictory to China’s well-known opposition to US missile defense plans in the Pacific. He does not believe that a Chinese missile defense system would be able to counter the advanced and large US and Russian nuclear missile forces. It would be a somewhat different matter with India.
“If Indian military planners concluded that a Chinese ABM system was capable enough to threaten the effectiveness of India’s small nuclear deterrent aimed at China, it could potentially cause Indian planners to increase the number of long-range missiles it plans to deploy to deter China, or, which would be a worrisome and destabilizing development, begin to develop and deploy MIRVed [multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle] warheads on Indian ballistic missiles to overwhelm a Chinese ABM system,” he said. “In that case, a Chinese ABM system would seem to undermine rather than enhance Chinese security.”
Rest on link.
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140804/DEFREG03/308040014/China-Developing-Capability-Kill-Satellites-Experts-Say
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China is not developing an ABM "system". They're developing hit-to-kill midcourse missile defense technology, which is also used for direct ascent ASATs. They're just calling it "missile defense" in public because that's politically acceptable, which ASATs are not.
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Something non-trivial?
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Something non-trivial?
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People on 9ifly is noting that the closure zones looks very much like that of the alleged WU-14 test on January 9 (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22808.msg1150027#msg1150027)....
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Can some of our chinese speaking friends helps us understand the discussion that is going on the 9ifly space forum about a supposed missile launch failure?
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Can some of our chinese speaking friends helps us understand the discussion that is going on the 9ifly space forum about a supposed missile launch failure from Jiuquan?
Well there was some confusion on what happened, but it seems that the pictures of a rocket stage (1st stage?) are from yesterday and was NOT launched from Jiuquan as originally guessed (remember that there was supposed to be a satellite launch today? ;)). The reported site of the rocket stage debris is in Otog, Inner Mongolia (38.92 N, 107.50 E), which does not match with the track that satellite launch is supposed to take.
On the other hand, it DOES fit with the missile launch track out of Taiyuan yesterday. Given the rocket has the standard paint job of satellite launchers, people there are guessing that some kind of sub-orbital test were done by the Long March 2C yesterday towards the west. ::)
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Can some of our chinese speaking friends helps us understand the discussion that is going on the 9ifly space forum about a supposed missile launch failure from Jiuquan?
Well there was some confusion on what happened, but it seems that the pictures of a rocket stage (1st stage?) are from yesterday and was NOT launched from Jiuquan as originally guessed (remember that there was supposed to be a satellite launch today? ;)). The reported site of the rocket stage debris is in Otog, Inner Mongolia (38.92 N, 107.50 E), which does not match with the track that satellite launch is supposed to take.
On the other hand, it DOES fit with the missile launch track out of Taiyuan yesterday. Given the rocket has the standard paint job of satellite launchers, people there are guessing that some kind of sub-orbital test were done by the Long March 2C yesterday towards the west. ::)
According to a source (and translated to English), it did happened already on the 7 of Augustus.
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A view of the 2 no fly zones aligned with TSLC and the debris site (N385538E1073046) located on the flight path for the August 7 event.
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A view of the 2 no fly zones aligned with TSLC and the debris site (N385538E1073046) located on the flight path for the August 7 event.
I did done some fast calculations and I see the distance between TSLC and the place the rocket did crashed is only around 356 kilometers / 221 mile from TSLC.
Can it be likely that the first stage of the rocket (likely a Long march family rocket) did failed somewhere in mid-flight?
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A view of the 2 no fly zones aligned with TSLC and the debris site (N385538E1073046) located on the flight path for the August 7 event.
I did done some fast calculations and I see the distance between TSLC and the place the rocket did crashed is only around 356 kilometers / 221 mile from TSLC.
Can it be likely that the first stage of the rocket (likely a Long march family rocket) did failed somewhere in mid-flight?
Nope, the orbital launch that carried out two days later as planned suggests the test on Aug 7 is a success, because there is no large difference between the 1st stages of the two LVs used (CZ-2C & CZ-4C). If the CZ-2C failed on Aug 7, the CZ fleet would be ground to clarify the problem. That would be long (just imagine how the GF-2 was delayed).
The 'crash', I presume, is a normal ground impact of the separated 1st stage. The engines shut down normally with some residual toxic fuel in tank - only few kilos of such can create a horrible scene like this.
1st stage failure was never seen among the seldom failures of CZ fleet LVs in the past decade.
However, it also confused me why the NOTAM zones did not cover, at least, the impact zone of the 1st stage.
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2 interesting NOTAMs
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This article seems appropriate to this thread regarding this recent test.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-secretly-conducts-second-flight-test-of-new-ultra-high-speed-missile/
Be interested to hear whether people agree with its analysis or not as it would be nice too hear a second opinion on the matter.
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This article seems appropriate to this thread regarding this recent test.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-secretly-conducts-second-flight-test-of-new-ultra-high-speed-missile/
Be interested to hear whether people agree with its analysis or not as it would be nice too hear a second opinion on the matter.
Seasoned Chinese blogger kktt also believes this was the second test flight of WU-14 reentry glide vehicle due to the similarity of the NOTAM with that for the January 9, 2014 event
http://liuqiankktt.blog.163.com/blog/static/12126421120147113174826/
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This article seems appropriate to this thread regarding this recent test.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-secretly-conducts-second-flight-test-of-new-ultra-high-speed-missile/
Be interested to hear whether people agree with its analysis or not as it would be nice too hear a second opinion on the matter.
Seasoned Chinese blogger kktt also believes this was the second test flight of WU-14 reentry glide vehicle due to the similarity of the NOTAM with that for the January 9, 2014 event
http://liuqiankktt.blog.163.com/blog/static/12126421120147113174826/
Thank you for that secondary source.
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I think there's enough evidence to suggest that China is doing some degree of testing of hypersonics, but beyond that I wouldn't put a lot of faith in the rest of the claims made in the Gertz piece.
Gertz claims that these two tests prove this is a "high priority" system for China and Fisher claims that they pose a "near-term strategic threat" to the US. However, the US has also done multiple tests of hypersonic glide vehicles (as Gertz points out towards the end) yet Prompt Global Strike is far from a top priority of the US and the technology has a long ways to go before it will be militarily useful. Details:
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R41464.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Vehicle_2
As far as the claim that this test "accelerates China’s development timeline exponentially", I don't think the person cited understands what exponential means. It's also not clear to me what piece of this is related to China's ASAT testing, other than just firing off rockets.
American testing and development of hypersonics and PGS has caused significant concern in Russia and China, but of course the US position is that those technologies don't pose a threat to those countries:
http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/10/04/conventional-prompt-global-strike-and-russia-s-nuclear-forces
http://poniforum.csis.org/blog/blurred-lines-the-threat-of-conventional-prompt-global-strike-to-
Yet then we see in the Gertz piece a quote from Fuell stating that the US has "great concern...if [China] were to apply the same technology and capability with a conventional warhead or even just without a warhead because of the kinetic energy that it has."
I know plenty of smart people on China that have concluded this is largely just China mirroring and hedging - China is interested in this technology because the US is interested in it. It sees the US investing money and effort and so concludes that there must be something of value there.
As is usually the case with China, divining "the truth" in all this can be extremely difficult.
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Again thank you for your analysis, that piece I linked to did seem to carry a particular bias in its prospective so I was interested to hear a secondary view on it.
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Also see this story:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1578756/chinas-second-test-nuclear-armed-hypersonic-glider-fails
I think an interesting question is what rocket they're using for this. I would not be surprised to find that it was a variant of an existing mobile ballistic missile, perhaps even the DF-21.
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Thanks for the link it looks like they are having as much trouble as the US has had in the past with their various hypersonic tests.
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Also see this story:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1578756/chinas-second-test-nuclear-armed-hypersonic-glider-fails
I think an interesting question is what rocket they're using for this. I would not be surprised to find that it was a variant of an existing mobile ballistic missile, perhaps even the DF-21.
For a military test I would indeed have expected this.
But the DF-21 is solid propellant, no? This vehicle is clearly N2O4 based, so the suggestion that it is CZ-2C seems reasonable.
Which makes me wonder... perhaps another interpretation is that this is a civilian hypersonic spaceplane-technology
test flight (like the Soviet BOR-5 suborbital mini-shuttle test flights) - that would make more sense with the use of the
space launch vehicle. I'm not saying that this interpretation is *more* likely than the military reentry vehicle one, but we don't know what the Pentagon is basing its analysis on and they are obviously going to lean to the military assumption if there is any ambiguity. "Wu-14" looks like a US military designation to me (14th kind of launch vehicle from the site that the US military calls Wuzhai), the Chinese bloggers are probably just riffing off Gertz, so I don't think we have any evidence either way for the exact nature of the payload.
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I'm not sure if it uses solid or liquid. I know the US version (DARPA's HTV) uses a Minotaur IV as the booster (which is in turn based on the Minuteman ICBM) and I just assumed that China would using something similar considering the very similar flight profile.
Given that the hypersonic technology is "DARPA hard", I'm really skeptical about this being any sort of commercial activity. I haven't seen anything like this from any of the US commercial spacelaunch companies, so it's really hard to imagine it coming from a Chinese company.
Most likely the US assessment is based off the flight profile. It would be pretty easy for them to track the rocket launch and then the hypersonic glide using IR sensors. And that is a very unique profile that sets it apart from space launches as well as ballistic missile tests.
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I'm not sure if it uses solid or liquid. I know the US version (DARPA's HTV) uses a Minotaur IV as the booster (which is in turn based on the Minuteman ICBM) and I just assumed that China would using something similar considering the very similar flight profile.
Given that the hypersonic technology is "DARPA hard", I'm really skeptical about this being any sort of commercial activity. I haven't seen anything like this from any of the US commercial spacelaunch companies, so it's really hard to imagine it coming from a Chinese company.
Most likely the US assessment is based off the flight profile. It would be pretty easy for them to track the rocket launch and then the hypersonic glide using IR sensors. And that is a very unique profile that sets it apart from space launches as well as ballistic missile tests.
I wasn't saying commercial, but civil government space, with the glide portion representing a space shuttle reentry - not clear to me that is set apart from the weapon profile.
And DF-21 is solid, AFAIK the only liquid large vehicles in use are the Long March series.
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I wasn't saying commercial, but civil government space, with the glide portion representing a space shuttle reentry - not clear to me that is set apart from the weapon profile.
I'm not sure there is such a thing as "civil government spaceflight" in China, but in any case my impression is that this is a noticeably different sort of "glide" from either the Shuttle or something like the X-37B. From what I've been told, it more or less "skips" through the upper atmosphere to try and maintain altitude instead of moving along a smooth, constantly descending glide path. Another clue that they are different is that a re-entry glide is basically a solved problem whereas this hypersonic glide seems to be very difficult.
But honestly, it's hard to tell for certain given the limited information available.
And DF-21 is solid, AFAIK the only liquid large vehicles in use are the Long March series.
Right - I mentioned the DF-21 because I assumed the Chinese would be using a solid booster for this application like the US is with the Minotaur. Was there a reference to them using a liquid booster somewhere that I missed?
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Right - I mentioned the DF-21 because I assumed the Chinese would be using a solid booster for this application like the US is with the Minotaur. Was there a reference to them using a liquid booster somewhere that I missed?
Look back at page 9; debris's been found from an apparent suborbital flight of a liquid-fueled booster. This test is the best match.
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Right - I mentioned the DF-21 because I assumed the Chinese would be using a solid booster for this application like the US is with the Minotaur. Was there a reference to them using a liquid booster somewhere that I missed?
The BFRC (Big F**g Red Cloud) in the images of the first stage crash site is a clue.
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Ok, now I've got it. Somehow I missed that whole post entirely. So yeah, liquid-fueled rocket :)
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This article makes it quite clear that the attempted hypersonic launch was military in nature.
http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140822/192253295/Chinas-Hypersonic-Aircraft-Fails-Second-Test-Launch.html
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This article makes it quite clear that the attempted hypersonic launch was military in nature.
http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140822/192253295/Chinas-Hypersonic-Aircraft-Fails-Second-Test-Launch.html
The original article on the reported WU-14 test failure by the South China Morning Post is at
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1578756/chinas-second-test-nuclear-armed-hypersonic-glider-fails
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A really good open source analysis of this launch (and what a spectacular failure it was) was just posted here:
http://lewis.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/7443/crashing-glider-hidden-hotspring
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A really good open source analysis of this launch (and what a spectacular failure it was) was just posted here:
http://lewis.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/7443/crashing-glider-hidden-hotspring
Impressive piece of analysis so thanks for posting the link.
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A really good open source analysis of this launch (and what a spectacular failure it was) was just posted here:
http://lewis.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/7443/crashing-glider-hidden-hotspring
The implication of booster failure makes no sense at all. All existing long-march series vehicles have almost identical first and second stages, differing only by slight engine variants or tank stretches. But the Chinese performed a launch (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34397.0) the day after this test! That's not enough time to even find the cause of a failure, nevermind fix it.
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The implication of booster failure makes no sense at all.
Less sense than the Chinese intentionally dropping a booster with a bunch of hypergolics on board in a populated area, well outside of their published notams? Within view of a luxury resort where people would take pictures and post them on the net?
All existing long-march series vehicles have almost identical first and second stages, differing only by slight engine variants or tank stretches. But the Chinese performed a launch (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34397.0) the day after this test! That's not enough time to even find the cause of a failure, nevermind fix it.
That depends on the failure. It might have been obviously connected to something specific to the test.
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The implication of booster failure makes no sense at all.
Less sense than the Chinese intentionally dropping a booster with a bunch of hypergolics on board in a populated area, well outside of their published notams? Within view of a luxury resort where people would take pictures and post them on the net?
All existing long-march series vehicles have almost identical first and second stages, differing only by slight engine variants or tank stretches. But the Chinese performed a launch (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34397.0) the day after this test! That's not enough time to even find the cause of a failure, nevermind fix it.
That depends on the failure. It might have been obviously connected to something specific to the test.
An obvious possibility is a fairing failure - if the (very mission specific) nose crumples, the rocket is toast but
it's clearly not a rocket issue
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Activity planned to-night:
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A1782 seems not to be related to A1783?
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Missile out of Jiuquan? Or.... :-\
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A1914/14 - A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N392236E0882236-N375921E0951801-N371947E0951021-N390102E0881552 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 13 OCT 03:15 2014 UNTIL 13 OCT 03:55 2014. CREATED: 12 OCT 08:35 2014
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this paper has a few info of hypersonic vehicle shapes tested in China (even including some wind tunnel model pics): The stability analysis of rolling motion of hypersonic vehicles and its validations
http://phys.scichina.com:8083/sciGe/EN/abstract/abstract509421.shtml
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A2558/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N391817E0954029-N394518E0953921-N394642E0964921-N391941E0965002 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 15 DEC 03:05 2014 UNTIL 15 DEC 03:45 2014. CREATED: 13 DEC 03:24 2014
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A0125/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N392136E0954506-N394837E0954408-N394947E0965412-N392246E0965443 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JAN 03:20 2015 UNTIL 20 JAN 03:59 2015. CREATED: 16 JAN 03:14 2015
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A0203/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N392136E0954506-N394837E0954408-N394947E0965412-N392246E0965443 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 27 JAN 07:45 2015 UNTIL 27 JAN 08:24 2015. CREATED: 26 JAN 02:06 2015
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Was there a Chinese space launch May 23?
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150526000061&cid=1101
On May 23, internet users from different parts of northwestern China including Ningxia, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia said they witnessed an unidentified flying object in the sky, with many suspecting it to be a new spacecraft or missile, reports state-run Global Times. The event took place the night of May 23.
ADD Five photos..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3097803/Theories-abound-thousands-spot-bizarre-pattern-sky-China.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
No videos. Still might be an a/c contrail.
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Was there a Chinese space launch May 23?
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150526000061&cid=1101
On May 23, internet users from different parts of northwestern China including Ningxia, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia said they witnessed an unidentified flying object in the sky, with many suspecting it to be a new spacecraft or missile, reports state-run Global Times. The event took place the night of May 23.
ADD Five photos..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3097803/Theories-abound-thousands-spot-bizarre-pattern-sky-China.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
No videos. Still might be an a/c contrail.
Sounds like a missile test to me given the list of places, and that the contrail seems to be towards the NW. Someone might check the NOTAM for that day to clear things up.
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Was there a Chinese space launch May 23?
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150526000061&cid=1101
On May 23, internet users from different parts of northwestern China including Ningxia, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia said they witnessed an unidentified flying object in the sky, with many suspecting it to be a new spacecraft or missile, reports state-run Global Times. The event took place the night of May 23.
ADD Five photos..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3097803/Theories-abound-thousands-spot-bizarre-pattern-sky-China.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
No videos. Still might be an a/c contrail.
Sounds like a missile test to me given the list of places, and that the contrail seems to be towards the NW. Someone might check the NOTAM for that day to clear things up.
Nothing new about this event?
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Something out of Taiyuan flying straight west that should had happened already:
A1479/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N382020E0913134-N382758E0923943-N381717E0924135-N380940E0913336
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 07 JUN 03:25 2015 UNTIL 07
JUN 04:01 2015. CREATED: 05 JUN 03:00 2015
A1478/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N392122E1035801-N392154E1045353-N383846E1045414-N383813E1035859
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 07 JUN 03:23 2015 UNTIL 07
JUN 04:05 2015. CREATED: 05 JUN 02:59 2015
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Seems to be this one: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-conducts-fourth-test-of-wu-14-strike-vehicle/
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A1882/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N401204E1044922-N400419E1054447-N394305E1053937-N395047E1044429 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 08 JUL 16:01 2015 UNTIL 08 JUL 16:50 2015. CREATED: 08 JUL 03:05 2015
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3 zone closures on the 20th pointing north-west from TSLC - I presume that this isn't spaceflight related. ;)
A1975/15 (Issued for ZBPE ZLHW) - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N392432E1071858-N394543E1072430-N393655E1081917-N391546E1081329
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 02:40 2015 UNTIL 20
JUL 03:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 04:05 2015
A1976/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N405318E0901713 N412019E0900743 N411912E0911922 N405211E0911823
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 02:40 2015 UNTIL 20
JUL 03:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 04:08 2015
A1977/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N410410E0870114-N411708E0870055-N411741E0880022-N410443E0880029
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 02:40 2015 UNTIL 20
JUL 03:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 04:11 2015
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and another one to add to the list
A1982/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N392432E1071858-N394543E1072430-N393655E1081917-N391546E1081329 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 00:50 2015 UNTIL 20 JUL 01:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 13:02 2015
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Moved up by about an hour or so:
A1982/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N392432E1071858-N394543E1072430-N393655E1081917-N391546E1081329 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 00:50 2015 UNTIL 20 JUL 01:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 13:02 2015
A1983/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N405318E0901713 N412019E0900743 N411912E0911922 N405211E0911823 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 00:50 2015 UNTIL 20 JUL 01:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 13:04 2015
A1984/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N410410E0870114-N411708E0870055-N411741E0880022-N410443E0880029 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 JUL 00:50 2015 UNTIL 20 JUL 01:30 2015. CREATED: 18 JUL 13:05 2015
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According to armyrecognition.com, China may have conducted an ICBM (DF-41) test on August 5, 2015.
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According to armyrecognition.com, China may have conducted an ICBM (DF-41) test on August 5, 2015.
Reportedly it was a dual launch of a DF-41 and a DF-5
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According to armyrecognition.com, China may have conducted an ICBM (DF-41) test on August 5, 2015.
Hey guys,
I really doubt the plausibleness of such report, which reads as:
"According to sources in China citing several witnesses, an ICBM was successfully tested for the fourth time on August 5 2015. If the reports are accurate, this means that..."
There are no other report on this with independent source - at least to my knowledge - not to mention whether the sources/witnesses are accurate. No report from Washington Free Beacon, which may have direct intelligence feed from the pentagon.
Firing an ICBM into the sky is not something easy to conceal; DF-41 is a solid motor design with plume highly visible on the ground. We haven't seen any amateur photo of plume or 'UFO' either.
*update*
yes now the Free Beacon report ::)
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A2271/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N403148E1042317-N402324E1051854-N394106E1050741-N394926E1041236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 19 AUG 03:23 2015 UNTIL 19 AUG 04:05 2015. CREATED: 17 AUG 10:22 2015
A2272/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N411543E0955700-N411001E0970820-N405356E0970556-N405935E0955454 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 19 AUG 03:25 2015 UNTIL 19 AUG 04:00 2015. CREATED: 17 AUG 10:25 2015
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http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-conducts-fifth-test-of-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/
China this week carried out another test of a new high-tech hypersonic glide vehicle, an ultra high-speed missile designed to deliver nuclear weapons and avoid defenses.
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http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-conducts-fifth-test-of-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/ (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-conducts-fifth-test-of-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/)
China this week carried out another test of a new high-tech hypersonic glide vehicle, an ultra high-speed missile designed to deliver nuclear weapons and avoid defenses.
Apparently the above NOTAMs for August 19 (A2271 & A2272) were linked to this reported Wu-14 test
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Actually the Wu-14 test was delayed one day and occurred on August 20 UTC (Wednesday August 19 EDT)
http://liuqiankktt.blog.163.com/blog/static/12126421120157221428539/
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A2905/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B330: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT. 2.W66: DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'-EJINAQI VOR'JNQ'. 13 OCT 10:20 2015 UNTIL 13 OCT 11:40 2015. CREATED: 12 OCT 13:50 2015
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Imaged on Oct 14, 12:15 Beijing time:
(http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/a2f5d2d3jw1ex0jioeb53j20dc0hs3z7.jpg)
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A3038/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B330: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-GOBIN. 2.W66: DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'-GOBIN. 22 OCT 10:20 2015 UNTIL 22 OCT 11:30 2015. CREATED: 21 OCT 12:53 2015
A3106/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B330: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-GOBIN. 2.W66: EJINAQI VOR 'JNQ'-GOBIN. 26 OCT 08:55 2015 UNTIL 26 OCT 10:00 2015. CREATED: 25 OCT 12:49 2015
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A missile launch or a satellite reservation?
A3208/15 - THE SEGMENT MEPEP-LUVAR OF ATS RTE Y2 CLSD. 31 OCT 23:50 2015 UNTIL 01 NOV 01:00 2015. CREATED: 30 OCT 09:35 2015
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You also have this one:
A3212/15 - THE SEGMENT NUKTI-N4027.9E09724.1 OF ATS RTE B215 CLSD. 31 OCT 04:00 2015 UNTIL 31 OCT 04:50 2015. CREATED: 30 OCT 14:04 2015
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A missile launch or a satellite reservation?
A3208/15 - THE SEGMENT MEPEP-LUVAR OF ATS RTE Y2 CLSD. 31 OCT 23:50 2015 UNTIL 01 NOV 01:00 2015. CREATED: 30 OCT 09:35 2015
This one could correspond to an SSO satellite launch from JSLC (example of flight path is that for SJ 11-2)
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New area aligned with TSLC (missile launch?)
A3215/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED: 10KM ENLARGE OUTSIDE FROM THE AREA BOUNDED BY N393556E1082653-N392550E1092109-N391005E1091611-N392009E1082206 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. SFC - UNL, 03 NOV 10:30 2015 UNTIL 03 NOV 10:55 2015. CREATED: 31 OCT 04:09 2015
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An edited NOTAM for the morning of November 1 (local time) compatible with SSO sat launch from JSLC
(fairings from CZ-2D have fallen in this area)
A3217/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. 2. L888: MUMAN-SANLI. 31 OCT 23:40 2015 UNTIL 01 NOV 01:00 2015. CREATED: 31 OCT 14:16 2015
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A missile launch or a satellite reservation?
A3208/15 - THE SEGMENT MEPEP-LUVAR OF ATS RTE Y2 CLSD. 31 OCT 23:50 2015 UNTIL 01 NOV 01:00 2015. CREATED: 30 OCT 09:35 2015
It seems an ABM test where the Korla test range was involved belongs to this NOTAM. Impressive images can be seen at http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_9849825_1.html.
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Here too, for forum members: http://www.9ifly.cn/forum-8-1.html
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A3380/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N410757E0961423-N410211E0973233-N402956E0972807-N403540E0961034 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 16 NOV 02:06 2015 UNTIL 16 NOV 02:45 2015. CREATED: 15 NOV 12:56 2015
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A3416/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N411543E0955700-N411001E0970820-N405356E0970556-N405935E0955454 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 NOV 04:55 2015 UNTIL 23 NOV 05:35 2015. CREATED: 18 NOV 08:56 2015
A3415/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N403148E1042317-N402324E1051854-N394106E1050741-N394926E1041236 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 NOV 04:53 2015 UNTIL 23 NOV 05:40 2015. CREATED: 18 NOV 08:53 2015
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DF-ZF (formerly WU-14) test on 23 November.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-again-tests-nuclear-hypersonic-missile/
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DF-ZF (formerly WU-14) test on 23 November.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-again-tests-nuclear-hypersonic-missile/
Does anyone know what ZF stand for? I guess DF is for Dongfeng, which is relatively obvious.
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DF-ZF (formerly WU-14) test on 23 November.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-again-tests-nuclear-hypersonic-missile/
Does anyone know what ZF stand for? I guess DF is for Dongfeng, which is relatively obvious.
is "DF-ZF" the designation only of the reentry vehicle or of the whole missle?
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DF-ZF (formerly WU-14) test on 23 November.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-again-tests-nuclear-hypersonic-missile/
Does anyone know what ZF stand for? I guess DF is for Dongfeng, which is relatively obvious.
is "DF-ZF" the designation only of the reentry vehicle or of the whole missle?
my guess is gonna be the later
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NOTAMed area for Dec 4 aligned with TSLC
A3553/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N404100E1015512-N401152E1045504-N394016E1044540-N395330E1031232-N40 2046E1001301-N405240E1002036 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 04 DEC 03:22 2015 UNTIL 04 DEC 04:13 2015. CREATED: 03 DEC 07:17 2015
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A3639/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-LUSMA. 2.Y3: RUSDI-DUMIN. 3.W112: AKTOB-ADMUX. 4.L888: TONAX-LEBAK 5.G470: AKTOB-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-BIKNO. 13 DEC 10:30 2015 UNTIL 13 DEC 11:40 2015. CREATED: 12 DEC 11:49 2015
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A3694/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. W66: NUKTI-EJINAQI VOR 'JNQ'. 2. B215: NUKTI-N4027.9E09724.1. 3. G470: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-BIKNO. 19 DEC 03:10 2015 UNTIL 19 DEC 04:10 2015. CREATED: 18 DEC 12:58 2015
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A3697/15 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. Y3: RUSDI-DUMIN. 2. W112:AKTOB-ADMUX. 21 DEC 05:50 2015 UNTIL 21 DEC 06:15 2015. CREATED: 20 DEC 12:36 2015
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NOTAMed areas for Dec 24 aligned with TSLC
A3710/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N393550E1082320-N392412E1093133-N385755E1092351-N390928E1081603 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 24 DEC 01:50 2015 UNTIL 24 DEC 02:28 2015. CREATED: 23 DEC 06:29 2015
A3711/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N410036E0875239-N410036E0890405-N403340E0890350-N403340E0875254 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 24 DEC 01:56 2015 UNTIL 24 DEC 02:34 2015. CREATED: 23 DEC 06:31 2015
A3712/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N411549E0864343-N412450E0865605-N410918E0871600-N410020E0870338 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 24 DEC 01:56 2015 UNTIL 24 DEC 02:32 2015. CREATED: 23 DEC 06:33 2015
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A3742/15 - ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE AREA WITHIN A CIRCLE CENTERED AT DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' WITH RADIUS OF 60KM. 27 DEC 01:45 2015 UNTIL 27 DEC 02:45 2015. CREATED: 26 DEC 13:03 2015
A3741/15 - THE SEGMENT DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-BIKNO OF ATS RTE G470 CLSD. 27 DEC 01:45 2015 UNTIL 27 DEC 02:45 2015. CREATED: 26 DEC 12:54 2015
A3740/15 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N401715E0935522-N401715E0943746-N403934E0943746-N403934E0935522-N40 3516E0931655-N402429E0931641 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 27 DEC 01:55 2015 UNTIL 27 DEC 02:35 2015. CREATED: 26 DEC 09:05 2015
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"China Confirms Recent Anti-Satellite Test"
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-confirms-recent-anti-satellite-test/
Quoting http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_www.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/2015-12/07/content_325861.htm?div=-1 (in Chinese)
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Gertz' headline overstates the "confirmation" of the test, but that interview makes it very clear that China is absolutely developing kinetic hit-to-kill technology to take out exoatmospheric targets.
From Google translate:
Zhou Derong said atmospheric interceptor missile hit a kinetic interceptor missiles, rocket-propulsion systems and as a kinetic kill vehicle warhead composed tremendous kinetic energy generated by means of high-speed flight warhead by direct collision to destroy military targets outside the atmosphere weapons systems, mainly used to intercept ballistic missiles and other military targets, such as satellites. Kinetic energy interceptor missiles outside the atmosphere the key is whether the kinetic kill vehicle to the target height, can accurately capture and targets. There are six key technologies: First rocket propulsion technology, and second, capturing precise steering characteristics of the signal information technology goals, the third is the processing seeker information and high-speed signal processor technology, the four is to determine velocity kinetic kill itself and the attitude of the inertial measurement unit and technology, five are used to calculate kinetic kill vehicle guidance and flight path correction calculation of high-speed data processor and technology, six are making rapid mobility of kinetic kill vehicle attitude and orbit control systems and technology.
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Something of interest?
A0048/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: SADAN-MAGOD. 2.L888: SADAN-TONAX. 3.W112: HOTAN VOR 'HTN'-ADMUX. 15 JAN 11:15 2016 UNTIL 15 JAN 12:26 2016. CREATED: 14 JAN 13:32 2016
A0047/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.L888: TONAX -MUMAN. 2.B215: NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'. 3.W112: JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'- ADMUX. 4.Y3:RUSDI-DUMIN. 5.G470: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-UPDOP. 6.Y1:MAGOD- LUSMA. 15 JAN 11:16 2016 UNTIL 15 JAN 12:26 2016. CREATED: 14 JAN 13:27 2016
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A0078/16 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3957N09552E024
A) ZLHW B) 1601230217 C) 1601230256
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394302E0951309-N401020E0951309-N401020E0963113-N394302E0963113
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
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Is it about time to give this thread another name? For example "Chinese sub-orbital launches".
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A0707/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N394230E1074214-N393220E1083634-N390050E1082634-N391057E1073237 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. SFC - UNL, 12 APR 01:10 2016 UNTIL 12 APR 01:20 2016. CREATED: 10 APR 08:28 2016
A0708/16- A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N394719E1070819-N393428E1081615-N390301E1080607-N391546E1065840 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. SFC - UNL, 12 APR 01:10 2016 UNTIL 12 APR 01:20 2016. CREATED: 10 APR 08:30 2016
Corresponds probably to Taiyuan activity April 12, 01:10-01:20 UTC
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Corresponds probably to Taiyuan activity April 12, 01:10-01:20 UTC
There were rumors of a possible orbital launch from Taiyuan this month.
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Corresponds probably to Taiyuan activity April 12, 01:10-01:20 UTC
There were rumors of a possible orbital launch from Taiyuan this month.
Except that they never go north-west. ;)
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There were rumors of a possible orbital launch from Taiyuan this month
Yes, but not in this direction.
Maybe it is DF-ZF.
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Corresponds probably to Taiyuan activity April 12, 01:10-01:20 UTC
There were rumors of a possible orbital launch from Taiyuan this month.
Except that they never go north-west. ;)
Ah! Didn't noticed that! Thanks!
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Or could it be Jiuquan activity ::)
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http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-flight-tests-multiple-warhead-missile/
"China conducted another flight test of its newest and longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile last week amid growing tensions with the United States over the South China Sea.
Pentagon officials told the Free Beacon the flight test of the new road-mobile DF-41 missile took place Tuesday with two multiple, independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, that were monitored in flight by U.S. military satellites and other regional sensors."
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Another hypersonic test?
0851/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N411543E0955700-N411001E0970820-N405356E0970556-N405935E0955454
BACK TO START. GND - UNL,
22 APR 02:55 2016 UNTIL 22 APR 03:30 2016.
CREATED:21 APR 08:39 2016
A0850/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N403148E1042317-N402324E1051854-N394106E1050741-N394926E1041236
BACK TO START. GND - UNL,
22 APR 02:54 2016 UNTIL 22 APR 03:35 2016.
CREATED:21 APR 08:37 2016
A0854/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1.B215: NUKTI-N4027.9E09724.1.
2.A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'- DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'.
22 APR 02:50 2016 UNTIL 22 APR 04:05 2016.
CREATED: 21 APR 13:39 2016
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Xinhua on Twitter is reporting the successful launch of a Kunpeng-1B sounding rocket from Hainan island
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Xinhua on Twitter is reporting the successful launch of a Kunpeng-1B sounding rocket from Hainan island
Here's the Xinhua news report with some additional photos.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/27/c_135316409.htm
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So they are getting range practice with sounding rockets before orbital launches like they do in Alcantara?
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So they are getting range practice with sounding rockets before orbital launches like they do in Alcantara?
The first flights of sounding rockets that I recall from Hainan Island were the Weaver Girl rockets in the late 1980s.
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So they are getting range practice with sounding rockets before orbital launches like they do in Alcantara?
AFAIK, the Hainan sounding rocket site is not the Wenchang orbital launch site. The sounding rockets are launched near the city of Danzhou.
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Strictly this is a Tianying-3F two-stage sounding rocket with a Kunpeng-1B science payload, acccording to http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-04/27/c_128938185.htm
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A1053/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WI THE AREA:N392157E1085844-N391420E1095332-N385824E1094951 -N390601E1085502 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. SFC - UNL, 12 MAY 02:40 2016 UNTIL 12 MAY 03:20 2016. CREATED: 10 MAY 11:17 2016
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A1058/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N4040E09438-N4017E09438-N4017E09355-N4040E09355 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 12 MAY 02:32 2016 UNTIL 12 MAY 03:15 2016. CREATED: 11 MAY 01:54 2016
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Worth noting that the 2 previous NOTAMed areas are aligned with TSLC...
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So they are getting range practice with sounding rockets before orbital launches like they do in Alcantara?
AFAIK, the Hainan sounding rocket site is not the Wenchang orbital launch site. The sounding rockets are launched near the city of Danzhou.
Good point. But not that near Danzhou, if the NOTAM at http://www.chinaspaceflight.com/sounding-rocket/2016-04-27.html is to be believed: 19 31 N 109 07 E near the town of Xifangcun.
There's really not much near those coordinates, but a sounding rocket site doesn't have to be big.
There's a location at 19 31 49 N 109 07 26 E which has something that could be the assembly
building and the antenna seen in the background of some of the pictures. It's been substantially
developed since an earlier Google image in 2003 and indeed the only picture I have of the ZN-1 launches
show a mobile trailer and a very bare site.
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A1100/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N4040E09438-N4017E09438-N4017E09355-N4040E09355 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 17 MAY 02:37 2016 UNTIL 17 MAY 03:24 2016. CREATED: 16 MAY 06:24 2016
A1102/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.G470: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-BIKNO. 2.THE SEGMENTS WITHIN A CIRCLE CENTERED AT DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' WITH RADIUS OF 40KM. 17 MAY 02:30 2016 UNTIL 17 MAY 03:10 2016. CREATED: 16 MAY 13:27 2016
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So they are getting range practice with sounding rockets before orbital launches like they do in Alcantara?
AFAIK, the Hainan sounding rocket site is not the Wenchang orbital launch site. The sounding rockets are launched near the city of Danzhou.
Good point. But not that near Danzhou, if the NOTAM at http://www.chinaspaceflight.com/sounding-rocket/2016-04-27.html is to be believed: 19 31 N 109 07 E near the town of Xifangcun.
There's really not much near those coordinates, but a sounding rocket site doesn't have to be big.
There's a location at 19 31 49 N 109 07 26 E which has something that could be the assembly
building and the antenna seen in the background of some of the pictures. It's been substantially
developed since an earlier Google image in 2003 and indeed the only picture I have of the ZN-1 launches
show a mobile trailer and a very bare site.
Yes, I can confirm that it is the launch area of the facility. If you follow the way eastwards beyond the highway you will find the administrative area of the facility at 19.528639°N, 109.133598°E. Tracking antennas are located in north-eastern direction at 19.557770°N, 109.141760°E. Finally it should be said that Xifangcun belongs to the city of Danzhou. It is the reason why the whole facility is sometimes referred as the China Academy of Sciences Hainan Danzhou Sounding Rocket Unit.
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A1291/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B330: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT. 2.A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. FL000 - FL999, 04 JUN 12:40 2016 UNTIL 04 JUN 13:30 2016. CREATED: 03 JUN 14:14 2016
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A1297/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'. 2.B330: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-MORIT. 3.W66: ATBUG-EJINAQI VOR 'JNQ'. 4.B215: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-YINCHUAN VOR 'YHD'. 04 JUN 21:50 2016 UNTIL 04 JUN 22:20 2016. CREATED: 04 JUN 11:51 2016
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A1466/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N401808E0944257-N404248E0982052-N410926E1054055-N410453E1073638-N40 5513E1084226-N400814E0955838 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 26 JUN 07:17 2016 UNTIL 26 JUN 07:50 2016. CREATED: 22 JUN 06:36 2016
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A1466/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N401808E0944257-N404248E0982052-N410926E1054055-N410453E1073638-N40 5513E1084226-N400814E0955838 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 26 JUN 07:17 2016 UNTIL 26 JUN 07:50 2016. CREATED: 22 JUN 06:36 2016
Some say that this is actually the landing zone for the next generation crew spacecraft prototype capsule to be launched on the Long March 7. ;)
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Have found this notam, covers a large area of China, any ideas?
A2031/16 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4006N09916E577
A) ZBPE ZLHW ZWUQ B) 1608120022 C) 1608120057
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N384229E1113228-N390320E1113944-N412940E0865851-N410849E0865118,
BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
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Probably a missile test.
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Here are some conjectures concerning potential missile tests on December 6, 7 and 8
http://www.eastpendulum.com/interception-antimissile-nouvel-essai-6-decembre (http://www.eastpendulum.com/interception-antimissile-nouvel-essai-6-decembre)
http://www.eastpendulum.com/balistique-lancement-7-decembre (http://www.eastpendulum.com/balistique-lancement-7-decembre)
http://www.eastpendulum.com/balistique-3eme-tir-de-df-15c-3-jours (http://www.eastpendulum.com/balistique-3eme-tir-de-df-15c-3-jours)
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A3178/16 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N405240E1002036-N404101E1015512-N401152E1045504-N394016E1044540-N39 5330E1031232-N402046E1001301 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 12 DEC 04:37 2016 UNTIL 12 DEC 05:42 2016. CREATED: 11 DEC 09:04 2016
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A3261/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD 1. B215: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI. 2. G470: BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'. 3. W187: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-NUKTI. 4. W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-MOVBI. 23 DEC 02:10 2016 UNTIL 23 DEC 03:10 2016. CREATED: 22 DEC 13:28 2016
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A3280/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. W66: NUKTI-EJINAQI VOR 'JNQ'. 2. W187: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-NUKTI. 3. B215: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI. 4. G470: BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' 5. W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-MOVBI. 26 DEC 02:50 2016 UNTIL 26 DEC 03:40 2016. CREATED: 25 DEC 13:02 2016
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A3294/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B215: NUKTI- JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'. 2.G470: BIKNO - DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'. 3.W187: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' - NUKTI. 4.W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'- MOVBI. 28 DEC 02:55 2016 UNTIL 28 DEC 04:05 2016. CREATED: 27 DEC 13:34 2016
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A3302/16 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.W187: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-NUKTI. 2.B215: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI. 3.W188: LIKMI-GOVSA. 4.G470: BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'. 5.W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-MOVBI. 30 DEC 02:10 2016 UNTIL 30 DEC 03:10 2016. CREATED: 29 DEC 12:13 2016
First of 2017:
A0003/17 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-DUMIN. 2.G470:BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' 3.W187:OBDEG - NUKTI 4.W191:DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-MOVBI 5.W192:DUMIN -RUSDI 6.W112:ADMUX-AKTOB. 02 JAN 10:52 2017 UNTIL 02 JAN 11:52 2017. CREATED: 01 JAN 13:32 2017
Second:
A0052/17 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. B215: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI. 2. G470: BIKNO-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'. 3. W187: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-NUKTI. 4. W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'-MOVBI. 06 JAN 07:10 2017 UNTIL 06 JAN 08:10 2017. CREATED: 05 JAN 11:40 2017
A0054/17 - THE SEGMENTS(IN LANZHOU CONTROL AREA) WITHIN THE AREA CENTERED AT GOBIN [41° 24' 54.00" N 102° 48' 24.00" E] WITH RADIUS OF 100KM CLSD. 06 JAN 04:50 2017 UNTIL 06 JAN 05:50 2017. CREATED: 05 JAN 13:54 2017
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The FreeBeacon is reporting a DF-5C launch from Taiyuan with 10 MIRVs on Jan 15. Anyone have notams for that?
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The FreeBeacon is reporting a DF-5C launch from Taiyuan with 10 MIRVs on Jan 15. Anyone have notams for that?
Hi Jonathan, have a look at
http://www.eastpendulum.com/essai-balistique-lancement-du-15-janvier-2017
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Link to Free Beacon article on that Jan 15 test
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-tests-missile-10-warheads/
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an informative AWST article on Chinese hypersonic research
http://aviationweek.com/technology/china-takes-wraps-national-hypersonic-plan?NL=AW-05&Issue=AW-05_20170414_AW-05_985&
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From the article, there was a scramjet test in December 2015. Picture below. Anybody recognise the launch vehicle?
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I haven't figured it out - stage one looks like the booster of the Tianying-3F sounding rocket. But it might be also the booster of some large anti-aircraft-missile (like several western sounding rockets, too). I need to dig a little bit deeper into Chinese missiles.
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Maybe a (variant of) TY-7 sounding rocket. Only one simplified image is available.
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A1337/17 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.W187: NUKTI-DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'. 2.W191: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'- MOVBI. 3.G470: DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH'- BIKNO. 4.B215: NUKTI - N4027.9E09724.1. 09 JUN 07:50 2017 UNTIL 09 JUN 08:50 2017. CREATED: 08 JUN 16:00 2017
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A1575/17 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.Y1: MAGOD-DUMIN 2.W192: DUMIN -RUSDI 3.W112: ADMUX-AKTOB 4.W187: OBDEG - TUSLI- DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' 5.G470: UPDOP-AKTOB - DUNHUANG VOR 'DNH' 6.V6: AKTOB -JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW' 7.B215: N4027.9E09724.1 - YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-N3846.1E10455.5 8.B330: N3824.7E10322.7- YABRAI VOR 'YBL'- GOBIN 9.A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR'DKO'. 0125-0215 0725-0815, 25 JUN 01:25 2017 UNTIL 25 JUN 08:15 2017. CREATED: 24 JUN 13:07 2017
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
Maybe corresponded with
A2052/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN A CIRCLE
CENTERED AT
N4136.6E08608.4 WITH RADIUS OF 100KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23
JUL 13:50 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:00 2017 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 22 JUL 16:24 2017
A2051/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N342316E0963313-N343516E0962713-N341800E0971836-N334310E0971948
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:30 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:30 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:21 2017
A2050/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N333915E0974317-N335107E0973206-N341829E0980332-N333705E0985450-N33
1637E0985726-N325715E0983459 BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:16 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:16 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:20 2017
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
Maybe corresponded with
A2052/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN A CIRCLE
CENTERED AT
N4136.6E08608.4 WITH RADIUS OF 100KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23
JUL 13:50 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:00 2017 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 22 JUL 16:24 2017
A2051/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N342316E0963313-N343516E0962713-N341800E0971836-N334310E0971948
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:30 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:30 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:21 2017
A2050/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N333915E0974317-N335107E0973206-N341829E0980332-N333705E0985450-N33
1637E0985726-N325715E0983459 BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:16 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:16 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:20 2017
Some pictures taken in the same time in Jiuquan
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
Maybe corresponded with
A2052/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN A CIRCLE
CENTERED AT
N4136.6E08608.4 WITH RADIUS OF 100KM, VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23
JUL 13:50 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:00 2017 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 22 JUL 16:24 2017
A2051/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N342316E0963313-N343516E0962713-N341800E0971836-N334310E0971948
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:30 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:30 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:21 2017
A2050/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N333915E0974317-N335107E0973206-N341829E0980332-N333705E0985450-N33
1637E0985726-N325715E0983459 BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 JUL 14:16 2017 UNTIL 23 JUL 15:16 2017.
CREATED: 22 JUL 15:20 2017
More magnificent witnessed in Jingmen, Hubei
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
L means UTC+6, or the generic Chinese UTC+8 ?
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Korla, Xinjiang around 22:00L
L means UTC+6, or the generic Chinese UTC+8 ?
UTC+8
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More details on the July 23 launch at
http://liuqiankktt.blog.163.com/blog/static/121264211201762495336818/
and at:
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-carries-flight-test-anti-satellite-missile/
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Report of Chinese DF-4 missile launch from Taiyuan http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/chinese-peoples-liberation-army-rocket-force-flight-tests-older-df-4-icbm/
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A2930/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N393150E0951435-N393150E0963503-N395941E0963503-N395941E0951435 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 24 SEP 02:32 2017 UNTIL 24 SEP 03:18 2017. CREATED: 23 SEP 06:57 2017
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A3320/17 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N405240E1002036-N404100E1015512-N401152E1045504-N394016E1044541- N395330E1031232-N402046E1001301BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 06 NOV 08:02 2017 UNTIL 06 NOV 08:55 2017. CREATED: 05 NOV 08:56 2017
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Claims of DF-17 launches from Jiuquan with hypersonic glide reenry vehicle, on Nov 1 and 15
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/introducing-the-df-17-chinas-newly-tested-ballistic-missile-armed-with-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/
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A0261/18 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N400937E0950356-N401003E0951039-N400959E0962054-N394258E0962003-N39 4238E0961409-N394236E0950411 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 23 JAN 02:37 2018 UNTIL 23 JAN 03:23 2018. CREATED: 22 JAN 14:12 2018
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A0407/18 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.L888: TEMOL-LUVAR. 2.Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. GND - UNL, 05 FEB 11:40 2018 UNTIL 05 FEB 12:50 2018. CREATED: 04 FEB 13:03 2018
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China conducts successful land-based missile interception test (http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/06/c_136952420.htm).
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China conducts successful land-based missile interception test (http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/06/c_136952420.htm).
The test was conducted on Feb 5, same day as for the NOTAM I copied above for time slot 11:40-12:50 UTC
The test of interception technology was conducted on Monday within China's territory
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More on this test (in French) at
http://www.eastpendulum.com/la-chine-mene-un-nouvel-essai-intercepion-antimissile-a-mi-course
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A1232/18 - THE FLW SEGMENTS OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1. B215: IBANO-NUKTI. 2. V67: N4027.9E09724.1-NUKTI. 17 APR 09:20 2018 UNTIL 17 APR 10:00 2018. CREATED: 16 APR 15:06 2018
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Were there any notices that indicate some kind of launch out of TSLC at around 12:00 UTC today? There are multiple reports over the Chinese social media (from Beijing, Taiyuan city etc.) of what looks like a rocket/missile launch around that time that was seen all over northern China. Speculations out there seems to point at a sea-based ABM test.
Discussion thread on a Chinese forum, with multiple photos (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-90797-1-1.html)
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A1694/18 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.B215: NUKTI-IBANO 2.G470: IBANO-BIKNO 3.W191: MOVBI-KARVI 4.W620: DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'- BIKNO. 5.W621: MOVBI-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH' 6.V67: NUKTI-N4027.9E09724.1 7.B215: TODOD-IBANO. 16 MAY 02:40 2018 UNTIL 16 MAY 03:40 2018. CREATED: 15 MAY 14:17 2018
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Were there any notices that indicate some kind of launch out of TSLC at around 12:00 UTC today? There are multiple reports over the Chinese social media (from Beijing, Taiyuan city etc.) of what looks like a rocket/missile launch around that time that was seen all over northern China. Speculations out there seems to point at a sea-based ABM test.
Discussion thread on a Chinese forum, with multiple photos (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-90797-1-1.html)
There were some but valid from 02:40 to 03:40
A1391/18 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QARLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/
A) ZLHW B) 1804270240 C) 1804270340
E) FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1. B215: NUKTI - IBANO.
2. G470: IBANO - BIKNO.
3. W191: MOVBI - KARVI.
4. W192: TUSLI - RUSDI.
5. W620: DUNHUANG VOR'DNH' - BIKNO.
6. W621: MOVBI - DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'.
7. V67: NUKTI - N4027.9E09724.1.
8. W187: IBANO - DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'.
and also
A1392/18 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QXXXX/IV/NBO/E/000/999/4010N09450E027
A) ZLHW B) 1804270240 C) 1804270340
E) THE AREA WITHIN A CIRCLE CENTERED AT DUNHUANG VOR'DNH' WITH
RADIUS OF 50KM CLSD.
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#Chine OneSpace a lancé sa première fusée suborbitale, baptisée "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" à 07h33 heure de #Pekin (01h33 cette nuit en France).
https://twitter.com/wakka44/status/996985161190445056
#Chine OneSpace launched its first suborbital rocket, named "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" at 07h33 Hour from #Pekin(01h33 this night in France).
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One Space OS-X0 launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-GBymrtqc
306 seconds flight, Mach 5, unofficial altitude reached 40 km
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One Space OS-X0 launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-GBymrtqc
306 seconds flight, Mach 5, unofficial altitude reached 40 km
From the video, it appear, that the trajectory of the OS-X launch (red) was lower than planned (blue).
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Any info on the launch site of the OS-X rocket?
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From the video, it appear, that the trajectory of the OS-X launch (red) was lower than planned (blue).
Yes, it looks like the planned peak altitude was 40 km, with actual being about 37 km. There also seemed to be a large deviation in the Z axis at 200 km downrange.
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Article about the launch:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chinese_private_firm_launches_first_space_rocket_999.html
Note: given the graphs above, it seems that altitude and downrange distance are mixed up in the article.
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Yes, it looks like the planned peak altitude was 40 km, with actual being about 37 km. There also seemed to be a large deviation in the Z axis at 200 km downrange.
From Xinhua:
"The nine-meter-long, 7,200-kg rocket has a maximum altitude of 38.742 kilometers and a top speed of more than 5.7 times the speed of sound, according to Shu Chang, founder and CEO of OneSpace."
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/17/c_137186570.htm
The article mentions "launch center in northwest China" and "manufacturing base in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality"
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A2048/18 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD. 1. B215:NUKTI-IBANO. 2. G470:IBANO-BIKNO. 3. W191:MOVBI- KARVI. 4. W620:DUNHUANG VOR'DNH'-BIKNO. 5. W621:MOVBI-DUNHUANG VOR'DNH' 6. V67: N4027.9E09724.1- NUKTI. 05 JUN 02:50 2018 UNTIL 05 JUN 03:40 2018. CREATED: 04 JUN 14:28 2018
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https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1026268489135214592
China has successfully developed and tested its first hypersonic experimental waverider vehicle. After separating from a carrier rocket, #StarrySky2, which rides its own shock waves, maintained ultrafast speeds above Mach 5.5 for 400+ seconds and reached Mach 6 (7,344 km/h).
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Here's the image that went with that post.
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Here's the image that went with that post.
Do we know the launch site yet??
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Here's the image that went with that post.
Do we know the launch site yet??https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1026268489135214592
China has successfully developed and tested its first hypersonic experimental waverider vehicle. After separating from a carrier rocket, #StarrySky2, which rides its own shock waves, maintained ultrafast speeds above Mach 5.5 for 400+ seconds and reached Mach 6 (7,344 km/h).
The status was taken down not by the user.
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Here's the image that went with that post.
Do we know the launch site yet??
XK-2 was launched very likely from as the same location as OS-X on May 17th, i.e. from the sounding rocket range near the Alxa airport (see https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43696.40). I found some footage from a XK-2 launch video which helps to localize the position of the launch pad and the camera.
Another open question is who operates this rocket range. Maybe it is under administration of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center which supports launches from Alxa with its tracking and control facilities. Another option is that the rocket range belongs to the Huayin Ordnance Test Center (the former Base 32) which operates a large distance weapon test range north of Alxa.
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Here's the image that went with that post.
Do we know the launch site yet??
XK-2 was launched very likely from as the same location as OS-X on May 17th, i.e. from the sounding rocket range near the Alxa airport (see https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43696.40). I found some footage from a XK-2 launch video which helps to localize the position of the launch pad and the camera.
Another open question is who operates this rocket range. Maybe it is under administration of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center which supports launches from Alxa with its tracking and control facilities. Another option is that the rocket range belongs to the Huayin Ordnance Test Center (the former Base 32) which operates a large distance weapon test range north of Alxa.
IHS Janes community thinks both because the Alxa site (multiple now airports use that name in the province) used to be home silos.
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Thanks to the available OS-X1 launch video made by the Jilin-1 satellite on Sep 7th, it is now possible to locate the suborbital launch pad (which is very likely also the launch pad for SQZ-1Z two days before) at 41.272869°N, 100.297910°E. Pic.1 shows 3 images from the footage and their corresponding location in a Google Earth JSLC Map. Take care that in the launch video the north direction corresponds about to the lower site. The launch pad for both missile launches is about 900 meters southwest of Site 3 Launch Test Station (or Launch Complex A according to the former CIA designation). In recent images (Pic.2 top) the launch pad is nearly not visible, but in historical images of July 2013 and before (Pic.2 bottom), the circular pad is clearly to see. Maybe this is due to camouflage measures starting in autumn 2013.
The launch video also indicates an exactly westwards launch direction.Together with the known flight distance of 169 kilometers a landing zone can be assumed (Pic.3).
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Nice video of OS-X1 launch from Jilin-1:
https://gbtimes.com/amazing-footage-of-chinese-rocket-launch-captured-by-orbiting-chinese-video-satellite
Impressive the "super-resolution" capabilities of the observing satellite (~7 deg movement in the sky during the 10 secs of still video).
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It's a nice video, but was it really taken from a satellite? In 24 seconds of video, the satellite would have moved ~180km, with about a 10 degree change of viewing angle - which is not apparent in the video. Were any of the Jilin satellites in a position to have captured this imagery at 04:10 UTC on 7th September?
From CelesTrak:
JILIN 1
1 40961U 15057D 18254.21349273 .00000034 00000-0 12815-4 0 9997
2 40961 97.9374 326.3792 0019641 65.7555 294.5711 14.73596860157570
JILIN-1-03
1 41914U 17002B 18253.87626794 .00000554 00000-0 38330-4 0 9992
2 41914 97.4768 323.1449 0011999 352.0557 94.5832 15.09621092 91976
JILIN-01-04
1 43022U 17074A 18253.89579380 .00000324 00000-0 24106-4 0 9994
2 43022 97.5355 348.9119 0007775 342.2611 154.9377 15.09549511 44304
JILIN-01-05
1 43023U 17074B 18253.85217422 -.00000263 00000-0 -12470-4 0 9992
2 43023 97.5352 348.9742 0008277 352.3408 155.7226 15.09547483 44294
JILIN-01-06
1 43024U 17074C 18254.25062419 .00000319 00000-0 23770-4 0 9997
2 43024 97.5359 349.3127 0010772 351.3760 35.1679 15.09556111 44355
JILIN-01-07
1 43159U 18008E 18253.89937817 -.00000075 00000-0 -72084-6 0 9991
2 43159 97.5187 326.5274 0013087 198.6040 250.0236 15.09599467 35390
JILIN-01-08
1 43160U 18008F 18253.86304883 -.00000047 00000-0 99453-6 0 9998
2 43160 97.5184 326.4315 0009033 208.2465 285.1976 15.09604873 35386
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It's a nice video, but was it really taken from a satellite? In 24 seconds of video, the satellite would have moved ~180km, with about a 10 degree change of viewing angle - which is not apparent in the video. Were any of the Jilin satellites in a position to have captured this imagery at 04:10 UTC on 7th September?
Yep, I wondered about the very same thing for a few days. As suggested here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=46331.msg1854786#msg1854786), the playback is in slow motion.
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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1044297401278750720 11:47 - 24. Sep. 2018
Landspace of China is getting ready for something: 倒计时3天/Countdown 3 days. OneSpace did something similar ahead of its 2nd suborbital launch earlier this month. *Should* be a little too early for launch of Zhuque-1, which would be the 1st private Chinese orbital launch...
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1044895338165940224 03:23 - 26. Sep. 2018
One day countdown.
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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1044297401278750720 11:47 - 24. Sep. 2018
Landspace of China is getting ready for something: 倒计时3天/Countdown 3 days. OneSpace did something similar ahead of its 2nd suborbital launch earlier this month. *Should* be a little too early for launch of Zhuque-1, which would be the 1st private Chinese orbital launch...
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1044895338165940224 03:23 - 26. Sep. 2018
One day countdown.
According to http://news.xiancn.com/content/2018-09/26/content_3381182.htm an overall test of ZQ-1 was finished Sep 26 in Xian. The rocket will be shipped to JSLC on Sep 27.
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There was a missile test or something like that happening at around 11:00 UTC today over northern China:
A4312/18 - THE SEGMENT JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW' - NUKTI OF ATS RTE V67 CLSD. 11 OCT 10:35 2018
UNTIL 11 OCT 11:10 2018. CREATED: 10 OCT 14:21 2018
.....which caused lots of "rocket nebula" observations over northern China after sunset. There was even a drop zone notice in Fugu county, Yulin City, Shannxi, China (roughly 39°04' N 110°50' E) alerting of "stage dropping" between 10:50 and 11:10 UTC!
So this has nothing to do with the Soyuz. :)
Source with lots of "comet" photos: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-91308-1-1.html (http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-91308-1-1.html)
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Why they are calling a boost glide vehicle a plane in this news article is anyone’s guess.
Chinese hypersonic nuclear aircraft creates plumes of light during secret test flight (https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/12/chinese-hypersonic-nuclear-aircraft-creates-plumes-of-light-during-secret-test-flight-8031379/)
Although officials in China have yet to confirm the latest round of testing, Chinese military bloggers claim the eerie phenomenon was caused by the hypersonic glide vehicle which they know as DF-ZF.
As the DF-ZF’s test launches have all been from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi province – and because no other satellite launches were reported on the day – the sightings seem to corroborate suggestions that it was indeed the plane’s eighth flight test to date.
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A0124/19 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.W112: 280KM EAST OF HOTAN VOR 'HTN'-ADMUX. 2.L888: SADAN-TONAX. 3.Y1: SADAN-MAGOD. 4.W187: SADAN-OBDEG. 14 JAN 11:00 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 12:10 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 15:21 2019
A0123/19 - ALL SCHEDULED FLIGHT AFFECTED BY TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA, SHALL JOINT INTO/BREAK AWAY FLW TEMPORARY ROUTE NEAR ORIGINAL ROUTE: PURPA-B215-DUKOM-W188-GOVSA-W66-GOBIN-B330-ZIYANG VOR ZYG-W24-WEINING NDB HX-G212-PANLONG VOR XFA-A581-XISHAN VOR SGM-A599-LINSO. OR LINSO-A599-XISHAN VOR SGM-W144-KAKMI-G212-JINTANG VOR JTG-B330 -YABRAI VOR YBL-V67-NUKTI-B215-PURPA. GND - UNL, 14 JAN 11:18 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 11:58 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 13:48 2019
A0122/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: SOUTH OF LATITUDE N40 AND EAST OF LONGITUDE E082. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA,ACFT SHALL AVOID THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA BY ATC. GND - UNL, 14 JAN 11:18 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 11:58 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 13:45 2019
A0121/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: NORTH OF LATITUDE N29.9 AND WEST OF LONGITUDE E099.6. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA, ACFT SHALL AVOID THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA BY ATC. GND - UNL, 14 JAN 11:18 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 11:58 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 13:41 2019
A0120/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N3945E09208-OMGUP(NOT INCLUSIVE)-N3918E10120-N385549E10124-N3736E09936 -N3211E09936 TO BOUNDARY OF LANZHOU FIR IN SOUTH-WEST DIRECTION. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA, ACFT SHALL AVOID THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA BY ATC. GND - UNL, 14 JAN 11:18 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 11:58 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 13:38 2019
A0119/19 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.L888: TONAX-SANLI. 2.Y2: MEPEP-LUVAR. 3.Y1: MAGOD-N3507.6 E10005.6. 4.W192: RUSDI-TUSLI-DUMIN. 5.B215: NOGEX-TODOD. 6.W191: VIKUP-RUSAT. 7.W619: MULRU-BILDA. 8.W112: ADMUX-TUSLI-VIKUP. 9.W187: OBDEG-TUSLI-KARVI. 14 JAN 11:08 2019 UNTIL 14 JAN 12:08 2019. CREATED: 13 JAN 13:09 2019
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China Launched World's First Rocket-deployed Weather Instruments from Unmanned Semi-submersible vehicle
http://english.iap.cas.cn/RE/201901/t20190131_205264.html
For the first time in history, Chinese scientists have launched a rocketsonde — a rocket designed to perform weather observations in areas beyond the range of weather balloons — from an unmanned semi-submersible vehicle (USSV) that has been solely designed and specially developed by China for this task.
The results of initial sea trials conducted in 2018 were published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 31 Jan 2019.
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00376-018-8249-5
The rocketsonde used in this study, which is essentially a rocket-deployed dropsonde, was designed in cooperation with Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke Technology Co., Ltd., to meet the requirements for detecting the detailed vertical structure of the low-level troposphere at sea.
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China Launched World's First Rocket-deployed Weather Instruments from Unmanned Semi-submersible vehicle
http://english.iap.cas.cn/RE/201901/t20190131_205264.html
For the first time in history, Chinese scientists have launched a rocketsonde — a rocket designed to perform weather observations in areas beyond the range of weather balloons — from an unmanned semi-submersible vehicle (USSV) that has been solely designed and specially developed by China for this task.
The results of initial sea trials conducted in 2018 were published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 31 Jan 2019.
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00376-018-8249-5
The rocketsonde used in this study, which is essentially a rocket-deployed dropsonde, was designed in cooperation with Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke Technology Co., Ltd., to meet the requirements for detecting the detailed vertical structure of the low-level troposphere at sea.
Note that these rockets have a maximum design apogee of 8 km, with a max achieved-so-far apogee of 1.2 km. So, not space rockets.
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Note that these rockets have a maximum design apogee of 8 km, with a max achieved-so-far apogee of 1.2 km. So, not space rockets.
That is true. However, it worth noting that the study is very vague about the sounding rockets used and that it describes two sea trials from June and November 2017. It might be interesting to follow on its development in 2018 and forward.
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Chinese Wave Rider Launched In Reusable Rocket
Apr 25, 2019 Bradley Perrett and Guy Norris | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
BEIJING and LOS ANGELES—The first test flight of a privately developed Chinese reusable space launcher hurled an experimental hypersonic waverider vehicle to a speed faster than 4,300 kph (2,800 mph) on April 23, the company behind the rocket program said.
https://aviationweek.com/space/chinese-wave-rider-launched-reusable-rocket
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Space Trek will be conducting the maiden launch of their Exploration-1 suborbital vehicle on nov9 somewhere in Inner Mongolia
https://www.weibo.com/3922221653/If8lnnGKz
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If I got the transliteration correct, the vehicles name is 探索, Tansuo or Exploration.
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Higher resolution version of that image
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Vehicle has thrust 159 kN, diameter 1.0 m, length 7.6 m. Other values given are 700 kg (probably total mass), 30 to 350 km (probably range of maximum height) and 4 to 10 Ma (no idea!).
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Vehicle has thrust 159 kN, diameter 1.0 m, length 7.6 m. Other values given are 700 kg (probably total mass), 30 to 350 km (probably range of maximum height) and 4 to 10 Ma (no idea!).
Vehicle Diameter 1.0m
Vehicle Height 7.4m
Max payload capacity 700kg
Vehicle mass at takeoff 5.8t
Vehicle speed in flight 4-10Ma (Assuming it's meant as Mach so 4939.28km/h-12348km/h)
Altitude range 30-350km
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A6419/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N394544E1092548-N393914E1060644-N392745E1010034-N383417E0925026-N37 4724E0791930-N405351E0782530-N423711E0854132-N431739E0872023-N43063 8E0935458-N415549E1012110-N410526E1063126-N401630E1093240 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 23 DEC 06:40 2019 UNTIL 23 DEC 07:15 2019. CREATED: 22 DEC 14:29 2019
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A6417/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: LIKMI-BATUS-POSOT-N420435 E0805538- KASHI VOR'KHG'- HOTAN VOR'HTN'-TONAX BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 23 DEC 06:40 2019 UNTIL 23 DEC 07:20 2019. CREATED: 22 DEC 14:17 2019
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https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1209074887186419712
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Tansuo-1 suborbital rocket was launched today from the same launch pad as Kuaizhou-1s in 2012-2013.
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A6419/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N394544E1092548-N393914E1060644-N392745E1010034-N383417E0925026-N37 4724E0791930-N405351E0782530-N423711E0854132-N431739E0872023-N43063 8E0935458-N415549E1012110-N410526E1063126-N401630E1093240 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 23 DEC 06:40 2019 UNTIL 23 DEC 07:15 2019. CREATED: 22 DEC 14:29 2019
Related to this JL-3 test I guess? (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/24/china-tests-submarine-launched-jl-3-missile-capabl/)
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Tansuo 1 (launched on 25 December 2019) video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H30tEc-05FI
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A6419/19 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N394544E1092548-N393914E1060644-N392745E1010034-N383417E0925026-N37 4724E0791930-N405351E0782530-N423711E0854132-N431739E0872023-N43063 8E0935458-N415549E1012110-N410526E1063126-N401630E1093240 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 23 DEC 06:40 2019 UNTIL 23 DEC 07:15 2019. CREATED: 22 DEC 14:29 2019
Related to this JL-3 test I guess? (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/24/china-tests-submarine-launched-jl-3-missile-capabl/)
Bill Gertz's article refers to Sunday Dec 22 launch while the NOTAMed window was 1:40 am to 2:15 am EST on Monday Dec 23
The test firing of China’s new JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile took place Sunday in the Bohai Sea
There was a navigational warning for 2 zones in the Bohai Sea valid from Dec 23, 5:10am to 6pm Beijing Time which would be from Sunday Dec 22 4:10pm to Monday Dec 23 5am EST
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A0031/20 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD: 1.V67: NUKTI-JIAYUGUAN VOR'CHW'. 2.W187:OBDEG-TUSLI-KARVI. 3.W192:TUSLI-RUSDI. 4.W112:TUSLI-ADMUX. 5.SEGMENT WI AN AREA CENTERED AT DUNHUANG VOR'DNH' WITH RADIUS OF 80KM. 04 JAN 03:50 2020 UNTIL 04 JAN 04:40 2020. CREATED: 03 JAN 12:53 2020
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2 weird air space closure notices that seems to close out Jiuquan SLC and the whole Gobi desert sometime later today...... is this a SLBM test or something like that? The path to the east in intriguingly passing directly over Beijing! :-\
A1336/20 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3922N09432E709
A) ZBPE ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2004300840 C) 2004300935
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N405057E0791055-N382848E0794528-N385527E0864327-N384703E0924747-
N393736E1010118-N394455E1055304-N395158E1091324-N401427E1091749-
N410732E1054936-N423131E0954557-N424531E0922147-N420713E0864356
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL BE
FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO RESTRICTED AREA.
F) GND G) UNL
A1346/20 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/
A) ZWUQ B) 2004300840 C) 2004300928
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
LIKMI-BATUS-ESBID-POSOT-KAMUD-MAGIV-HOTAN VOR 'HTN'-TONAX BACK TO
START.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
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2 weird air space closure notices that seems to close out Jiuquan SLC and the whole Gobi desert sometime later today...... is this a SLBM test or something like that? The path to the east in intriguingly passing directly over Beijing! :-\
A1336/20 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3922N09432E709
A) ZBPE ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2004300840 C) 2004300935
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N405057E0791055-N382848E0794528-N385527E0864327-N384703E0924747-
N393736E1010118-N394455E1055304-N395158E1091324-N401427E1091749-
N410732E1054936-N423131E0954557-N424531E0922147-N420713E0864356
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL BE
FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO RESTRICTED AREA.
F) GND G) UNL
A1346/20 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/
A) ZWUQ B) 2004300840 C) 2004300928
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
LIKMI-BATUS-ESBID-POSOT-KAMUD-MAGIV-HOTAN VOR 'HTN'-TONAX BACK TO
START.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Another DF-ZF test??
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Any further information on these? Cross-posts:
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Hmmm... 3 notams all active between the same time frame. Pink and green look to be missile testing related but the red one is same area as CZ-2C carrying HY-1D from june 10th.
Hmmmmm.....
Red NOTAM zone: close/open times: August 15 UTC 0348 and 0429. Did anything happen?
In any event no object was cataloged
Could have been a DF-ZF target type flight.
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It seems a KZ-1A may be launched on Sep 11 at approx 0330 UTC from Jiuquan:
A3487/20 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1. A596: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-DENGKOU VOR 'DKO'.
2. V67: N393931E1003646-YABRAI VOR 'YBL'. 11 SEP 03:10 2020 UNTIL 11 SEP 04:30 2020. CREATED: 10 SEP 13:19 2020
A3490/20 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1. V67: YABRAI VOR 'YBL'-JIAYUGUAN VOR 'CHW'.
2. W191: TOSAP-MULRU.
3. W112: BILDA-TUSLI.
4. B215: OMGUP-NIXUK. 11 SEP 03:06 2020 UNTIL 11 SEP 04:36 2020. CREATED: 10 SEP 15:14 2020
Launch could be happening now.
Nothing?
At 9ifly, they said it could be a missile launch.
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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1357634643978117123
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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1357667095455141889
OS-X6 launch video (OneSpace)
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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/t-v8i2StbQg7lRybJHPCiA
"At 17:05:05 PM on February 5th, 2021, Zero One Space's new intelligent suborbital rocket OS-X6B and "Chongqing Two Rivers Star", under the remote command of the company's Chongqing Liangjiang Measurement and Control Command Center, was launched from a Northwest launch site Successfully launched, the test load was successfully separated, and the whole flight was normal. It completed two major test tasks, including the key technology of the Linglong series carrier rocket, a new space load and its equivalent flight test key technology verification, and obtained a large amount of real flight environment data. The launch was a complete success.
The rocket has a total length of 9.4 meters, a flight time of about 580 seconds, and a maximum flying altitude of about 300 kilometers. PAD", intelligent test interpretation, the launch is completed within 10 minutes. This launch is also the first time for a private rocket company to explore controllable re-entry flight, man-in-loop space flight control, (upper level) redundant fault-tolerant control, and for the first time to realize fully autonomous remote command and control, remote control telemetry, and vehicle-mounted mobile launch.
Thanks to all relevant authorities, shareholders and all sectors of society for their support, encouragement and trust in Zero One Space. Zero One Space will always uphold the belief in fearlessness, inherit the spirit of two bombs and one star, gather aerospace technical talents, and devote themselves to aerospace and defense industry. Career service, forge ahead and struggle! "
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From the video.
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Suborbital?
A0548/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3912N10847E064
A) ZBPE ZLHW B) 2104012310 C) 2104020832
D) 2310-2344 01, 0157-0231 0749-0832 02
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N393029E1073043-N392756E1080927-N391137E1100940-N384440E1094030-N385015E1090132-N390202E1080103-N391317E1072517 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 04/01/2021 0529
A0549/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4005N10253E067
A) ZLHW B) 2104012312 C) 2104020834
D) 2312-2346 01, 0159-0233 0751-0834 02
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N403327E1013357-N400912E1042043-N393736E1041159-N400131E1012642 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 04/01/2021 0530
A0550/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4103N09308E067
A) ZWUQ ZLHW B) 2104012313 C) 2104020835
D) 2313-2347 01, 0200-0234 0752-0835 02
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N412526E0914508-N411426E0943631-N404212E0943224-N405303E0914210 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 04/01/2021 0532
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Suborbital?
Looks like it
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Suborbital?
Looks like it
Any update on what this was or if it launched?
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A0727/21 - AREA BOUNDED BY
N343045E0853226-N374152E0840226-N382328E0870959-N393330E0893111-ESD
EX-N420610E0952737-N343045E0853226 BACK TO START CLSD. GND - UNL, 20 APR 08:20
2021 UNTIL 20 APR 09:00 2021. CREATED: 19 APR 23:28 2021
A0728/21 - AREA BOUNDED BY MOVBI-N394652E0881347-NOLEP-ADMUX-MOVBI BACK TO
START CLSD. GND - UNL, 20 APR 11:20 2021 UNTIL 20 APR 12:30 2021. CREATED: 19
APR 23:28 2021
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Official announcement from CASC on recovery of a suborbital spacecraft. Possible a new type of space plane.
2021年7月16日,由中国航天科技集团有限公司一院研制的亚轨道重复使用演示验证项目运载器在酒泉卫星发射中心准时点火起飞,按照设定程序完成飞行后,平稳水平着陆于阿拉善右旗机场,首飞任务取得圆满成功。
发展重复使用天地往返航天运输技术是我国由航天大国迈向航天强国的重要标志,亚轨道重复使用运载器可作为升力式火箭动力重复使用航天运输系统的子级,是航天航空技术的高度融合体。该项目的圆满成功,为我国重复使用天地往返航天运输技术发展奠定了坚实基础,为实现领域创新发展和自主可控迈出了坚实的第一步。
On July 16, 2021, the sub-orbital reuse demonstration project vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ignited on time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. After completing the flight according to the set procedure, it landed in Alashan smoothly and horizontally. At Youqi Airport, the first flight mission was a complete success.
The development of reusable space-to-earth space transportation technology is an important symbol of my country’s transition from a space power to a space power. The suborbital reusable carrier can be used as a sub-level of the lifting rocket power reusable space transportation system, and it is a highly integrated aerospace technology . The complete success of this project has laid a solid foundation for the development of my country's repeated use of space and earth space transportation technology, and has taken a solid first step in achieving innovative development and independent control in the field.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ncJePW1znFexqkSbZ-0YRg
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Cross-post
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-07/16/c_1310065734.htm
China's reusable suborbital carrier successfully completes first flight
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A reusable suborbital carrier landed stably at an airport in Alxa League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during a flight demonstration and verification project on Friday.
Earlier on Friday, the carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert. Its first flight mission was a complete success.
Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the reusable suborbital carrier can be used in the space transport system.
The success of the flight has laid a solid foundation for the development of China's reusable space transportation.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41581/china-says-it-conducted-a-successful-suborbital-test-of-a-reusable-spaceplane
China Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable Spaceplane
The Chinese spaceplane test appears to be linked to ostensibly commercial endeavors, but could have military applications.
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Official announcement from CASC on recovery of a suborbital spacecraft. Possible a new type of space plane.
2021年7月16日,由中国航天科技集团有限公司一院研制的亚轨道重复使用演示验证项目运载器在酒泉卫星发射中心准时点火起飞,按照设定程序完成飞行后,平稳水平着陆于阿拉善右旗机场,首飞任务取得圆满成功。
发展重复使用天地往返航天运输技术是我国由航天大国迈向航天强国的重要标志,亚轨道重复使用运载器可作为升力式火箭动力重复使用航天运输系统的子级,是航天航空技术的高度融合体。该项目的圆满成功,为我国重复使用天地往返航天运输技术发展奠定了坚实基础,为实现领域创新发展和自主可控迈出了坚实的第一步。
On July 16, 2021, the sub-orbital reuse demonstration project vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ignited on time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. After completing the flight according to the set procedure, it landed in Alashan smoothly and horizontally. At Youqi Airport, the first flight mission was a complete success.
The development of reusable space-to-earth space transportation technology is an important symbol of my country’s transition from a space power to a space power. The suborbital reusable carrier can be used as a sub-level of the lifting rocket power reusable space transportation system, and it is a highly integrated aerospace technology . The complete success of this project has laid a solid foundation for the development of my country's repeated use of space and earth space transportation technology, and has taken a solid first step in achieving innovative development and independent control in the field.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ncJePW1znFexqkSbZ-0YRg
Seems to be a sub-scale XS-1/X-34, powered by a single 15tf YF-115 according to 9ifly.
Boeing should really be ashamed of themselves (again) at this point.
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Seems to be a sub-scale XS-1/X-34, powered by a single 15tf YF-115 according to 9ifly.
Boeing should really be ashamed of themselves (again) at this point.
????? Boeing has a space plane in orbit right now, and has had for most of the time since 2010.
- Ed Kyle
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Seems to be a sub-scale XS-1/X-34, powered by a single 15tf YF-115 according to 9ifly.
Boeing should really be ashamed of themselves (again) at this point.
I believe Boeing always attach their space planes to boosters, so it's not their philosophy anyways.
Supposedly what's special about this one is that it went to sub orbit with its own power, then glided afterwards. Wonder how big it is, and how high it went and also whether the YF-115 was has any modification for this application. The special announcement without any details or photo does seems to make it seem significant. As the saying goes, the less words the article has, the more significant the new.
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China's reusable suborbital spacecraft makes successful maiden flight
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228956.shtml
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Tansuo-1 suborbital rocket was launched today from the same launch pad as Kuaizhou-1s in 2012-2013.
So we've got two different Tansuo 1 rockets from two different companies, one in Jilin and another in Beijing, in just two last months of 2019. Well done the Chinese comrades.
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A2046/21 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1.W112 :ADMUX - TUSLI.
2.W192 :DUMIN - RUSDI.
3.W187 :OBDEG - TUSLI.
4.THE SEGMENT WI A CIRCLE CENTERED AT TUSLI WITH RADIUS OF 50KM
CLSD. 20 AUG 02:00 2021 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:30 2021. CREATED: 19 AUG 14:51 2021
A2052/21 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1.W187 :SADAN-OBDEG.
2.Y1 :SADAN-MAGOD.
3.L888 :NOLEP-SADAN.
4.W192 :ESDEX-RUSDI. GND - UNL, 20 AUG 01:50 2021 UNTIL 20 AUG 03:30 2021. CREATED:
19 AUG 19:48 2021
A2051/21 - FLW SEGMENT OF ATS RTE CLSD:
1.W187 :SADAN-OBDEG.
2.Y1 :SADAN-MAGOD. GND - UNL, 19 AUG 22:00 2021 UNTIL 19 AUG 23:59 2021. CREATED:
19 AUG 19:40 2021
Edited August 24 to add map
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2x missile launches
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3145896/china-says-it-successfully-tested-two-new-missiles-can-take-out
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Video of the Chinese missile test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPM8PfI1JFY
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2x missile launches
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3145896/china-says-it-successfully-tested-two-new-missiles-can-take-out
This article was published August 21 at 11:18 UTC, so the NOTAMs in my post above could possibly be related to this missile launch
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A2233/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N392801
E0955040-N393248 E0965309-N390031 E0965700-N385546 E0955459 BACK
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ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 06 SEP 01:36 2021 UNTIL 06 SEP 03:37 2021.
CREATED: 05 SEP 04:17 2021
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Not sure what this is flying right around yesterday, except that the route is east-west making it not related to orbital launches.
A3121/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3948N10533E011
A) ZLHW B) 2112100152 C) 2112110320
D) 0152-0307 10,0205-0320 11
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N3948E10533
WITH RADIUS OF 20KM. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE
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A3122/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3946N10500E012
A) ZLHW B) 2112100153 C) 2112110324
D) 0153-0311 10,0206-0324 11.
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N395402E1044707-N395503E1051138-N393851E1051243-N393751E1044817
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
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A3123/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3938N10153E034
A) ZLHW B) 2112100153 C) 2112110327
D) 0153-0314 10,0206-0327 11.
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N395216E1011312-N395606E1023013-N392343E1023236-N391955E1011611
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
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F) GND G) UNL
A3124/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3918N09639E029
A) ZLHW B) 2112100154 C) 2112110330
D) 0154-0317 10,0207-0330 11.
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N393153E0960601-N393640E0970833-N390423E0971225-N385938E0961021
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Also something also seems to be sub-orbital flying today:
A3141/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3925N10839E029
A) ZLHW ZBPE B) 2112110925 C) 2112110940
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394227E1080920,N392920E1091705,N390824E1091001,N392127E1080245,BAC
K TO START.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
A3142/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4007N10423E029
A) ZLHW B) 2112111015 C) 2112111030
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N402253E1035203,N401233E1050119,N395122E1045546,N400139E1034651,BAC
K TO START.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
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China's reusable suborbital spacecraft makes successful maiden flight
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228956.shtml (https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228956.shtml)also: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ncJePW1znFexqkSbZ-0YRg
Could actually have been orbital with one orbit completed:
Source: https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-chinese-space-plane-test-of-16-july.html (https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-chinese-space-plane-test-of-16-july.html)
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On December 17, a 50 km circle around Qiemo is closed. Qiemo was the target site for DF-17/HGV flight tests from Jiuquan on 2017 Nov 01 and 15.
A3208/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3809N08531E027
A) ZWUQ B) 2112170420 C) 2112170515
E) THE AREA WITHIN A CIRCLE CENTERED AT N381401E0852752 WITH
RADIUS OF 50KM CLSD.
F) GND G) UNL
CREATED: 16 Dec 2021 18:33:00
SOURCE: ZBBBYNYX
A3207/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QARLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/
A) ZWUQ B) 2112170420 C) 2112170515
E) SEGMENT HTN-DJQ OF ATS RTE W112 CLSD.
F) GND G) UNL
CREATED: 16 Dec 2021 18:31:00
SOURCE: ZBBBYNYX
A3206/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QARLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/3644N09158E133
A) ZLHW B) 2112170450 C) 2112170530
E) SEGMENT BEVTA - TEMOL OF ATS RTE L888 CLSD.
CREATED: 16 Dec 2021 14:01:00
SOURCE: ZBBBYNYX
Additional reading:
http://www.eastpendulum.com/df-17-premiere-arme-a-planeur-hypersonique-au-monde
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/introducing-the-df-17-chinas-newly-tested-ballistic-missile-armed-with-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/
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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1471798384768032771
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1471799549534613509
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Close-up on the rocket (source: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/17/WS61bc86cda310cdd39bc7c143.html)
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This is a missile test today I think?
A3263/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N402347E1035756-N401211E1050606-N395101E1050026-N400234E1035235,
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RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 0157-0235 AND 0736-0816, 24 DEC 01:57 2021
UNTIL 24 DEC 08:16 2021. CREATED: 23 DEC 08:07 2021
A3262/21 (Issued for ZBPE ZLHW) - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N394244E1081225-N392933E1092008-N390837E1091312-N392144E1080647,
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 0155-0233 AND 0734-0814, 24 DEC 01:55 2021
UNTIL 24 DEC 08:14 2021. CREATED: 23 DEC 08:06 2021
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A0002/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3823N09404E561
A) ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2201050549 C) 2201050659
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394816E1053950-N400637E1053851-N385620E0932125-N365803E0822326-N36
4025E0822954-N383814E0932528,BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN
TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Is this for Gushenxing-1 from Jiuquan? or launch form Taiyuan?
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A0002/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3823N09404E561
A) ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2201050549 C) 2201050659
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394816E1053950-N400637E1053851-N385620E0932125-N365803E0822326-N36
4025E0822954-N383814E0932528,BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN
TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Is this for Gushenxing-1 from Jiuquan? or launch form Taiyuan?
The west bound track almost certainly shows a suborbital (missile?) test and not to orbit.
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N392857E0955558-N393339E0965828-N390122E0970215-N385641E0960013
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RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 21 JAN 03:52 2022 UNTIL
21 JAN 05:17 2022. CREATED: 20 JAN 03:57 2022
A0159/22 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N395042E1044407-N395140E1050838-N393528E1050939-N393431E1044514
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 21 JAN 03:51 2022 UNTIL
21 JAN 05:07 2022. CREATED: 20 JAN 03:55 2022
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China launched Tianxing-1 from Jiuquan at 0410UTC on January 23: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YvrnUDf1iyH40InAWpThHw (in Chinese).
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https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1485498338929639424
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Looks like a hypersonic engine test.
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https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1497612468905865217
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A paper on Chinese (and ROTW) hypersonic flight testing. Unfortunately I have not yet been able to download it (download stops at a handful of Mb).
http://ams.cstam.org.cn/EN/abstract/abstract157608.shtml#
Boundary layer transition (BLT) can cause a sharp rise in heat flux and skin friction, which can seriously affect the flight performance and safety of hypersonic flight vehicles. Therefore, the mechanism, prediction and control of transition have become important issues that must be dealt with for the development of advanced flight vehicles, and it is also a research hotspot of particular interest to major aerospace countries. Compared to other transition research approaches, the model flight test can better present the transition problems under real flight conditions, thus has been carried out extensively over the past 30 years. The United States, Germany, France, Australia, and other countries have carried out transition research based on flight tests, such as the Pegasus wing-glove crossflow transition and the HyBOLT transition control flight test of the United States, the joint research project of the HIFiRE-1 circular cone and the HIFiRE-5 elliptic cone transition flight test between the United States and Australia, the flight test of compression surface transition of the scramjet forebody (LEA) in France and so on. Although these flight tests suffered various setbacks, they still obtained valuable transition data. Recently, the United States is carrying out the concave-surface transition flight tests of BOLT and BOLT-II. Since its first model flight test mission for verification purpose launched successfully in 2015, several hypersonic BLT flight tests have been conducted by CARDC (China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center). The flight tests have measured valid transition data under flight conditions, obtained the transition front and its dynamical variation on blunt cones at various angles of attack and a lifting body HyTRV (Hypersonic Transition Research Vehicle). The crossflow traveling waves in high-altitude flight were measured for the first time, and our understanding of hypersonic BLT has been greatly improved.
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A0540/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3950N10257E115
A) ZLHW B) 2203210447 C) 2203210607
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N393905E1052641-N393213E1050742-N394506E1002720--N400118E1002802-N3
94822E1050929-N393905E1052641.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
A0541/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3946N10255E118
A) ZLHW B) 2203230456 C) 2203230617
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394703E1052900-N393054E1052708-N394509E1002409-N400114E1002449-N39
4703E1052900,
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
These two notices seems to fit in with this thread more I think? Both zones span 5 degrees in longitude.
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A0588/22 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N394424E1052800-N393338E1052646-N394746E1002729-N395834E1002757
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 27 MAR 04:45 2022 UNTIL
27 MAR 05:55 2022. CREATED: 24 MAR 09:57 2022
A0587/22 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N395325E1053519-N393504E1053626-N391629E0972450-N382530E0874016-N38
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BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 26 MAR 07:03 2022 UNTIL
26 MAR 08:13 2022. CREATED: 24 MAR 09:55 2022
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A0587/22 is Jilantai to Ruoqian (Anti-Ship Test Range)
A0588/22 is Jilantai to East, can't judge which target
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A1446/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3808N10822E025
A) ZLHW B) 2206191340 C) 2206191630
D) 1340-1430, 1540-1630
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N380743E1074958-N382151E1084939-N380918E1085358-N375520E1075453
BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A1447/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3557N09237E567
A) ZLHW ZWUQ ZPKM B) 2206191340 C) 2206191630
D) 1340-1430, 1540-1630
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N312303E1023401-N331834E1020916-N350836E0994159-N363049E0954503-N36
2542E0952100-N422954E0853719-N425458E0843938-N403250E0824059-N40010
9E0834058-N354926E0941644-N351913E0943144-N314900E0965418-N311758E0
990743-N305741E1013202 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
Is this a launch for Sats?
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Same area and date. A1446 looks like one, but the second one is strange... Any idea ?
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Same area and date. A1446 looks like one, but the second one is strange... Any idea ?
But route is for west, was there any route like this?
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A first stage drop area + a second orbit entry zone?
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This should be CZ-6R!
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This should be CZ-6R!
Source?
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This should be CZ-6R!
Source?
The "Should" is not right, just maybe...
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well,we do not see anything about 6x will launch in this week
i think if 6x launch in the end of 2023,that is too fast
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well,we do not see anything about 6x will launch in this week
i think if 6x launch in the end of 2023,that is too fast
Can you explain the zone of A1447/22 ? I can't imaging anything, or maybe it is a missile?
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well,we do not see anything about 6x will launch in this week
i think if 6x launch in the end of 2023,that is too fast
Can you explain the zone of A1447/22 ? I can't imaging anything, or maybe it is a missile?
well i do not what is this,but i have read news about 6x before,it is nealy impossible to see 6x launch in this month
maybe rocket , maybe something else
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The Chinese has officially claimed this as a mid-course phase anti-ballistic missile intercept test (https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4782218641671943)
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Well, that looks interesting.
https://weibo.com/6142289604/LAQzmhMca
2022年7月4日,由西北工业大学航天学院空天组合动力创新团队牵头研制的“飞天一号”火箭冲压组合动力在西北某基地成功发射。本次发射是国际首次验证煤油燃料火箭冲压组合循环发动机火箭/亚燃、亚燃、超燃、火箭/超燃的多模态平稳过渡和宽域综合能力,突破了热力喉道调节、超宽包线高效燃烧组织等关键技术,飞行试验圆满成功。
On July 4, 2022, the "Feitian-1" rocket ramjet combined power led by the Aerospace Combined Power Innovation Team of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Northwestern Polytechnical University was successfully launched at a base in Northwest China. This launch is the first international verification of the multi-modal smooth transition and wide-area comprehensive capabilities of kerosene fuel rocket-ramjet combined cycle engine rocket/sub-combustion, sub-combustion, scrambling, rocket/super-combustion. Breakthroughs have been made in key technologies such as thermal throat regulation, ultra-wide envelope and high-efficiency combustion structure, and the flight test was a complete success
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From Northwestern Polytechnical University's Weixin page.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SdHuT-27dk7D1V-NVcJkkQ
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This seems to be more like a TSLC-originating missile test to me?
A3228/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4002N10521E015
A) ZLHW B) 2211251010 C) 2211251049
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N4013E10507-N4008E10539-N3951E10534-N3956E10502 BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A3229/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4021N10321E031
A) ZLHW B) 2211251011 C) 2211251056
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N4046E10257-N4038E10354-N3955E10343-N4003E10247 BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
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Missile test again?
A3402/22 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3817N09355E566
A) ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2212190950 C) 2212191141
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N370134E0820629-N400421E1054249-N393157E1054414-N362909E0820800
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
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Another missile?
A0369/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3832N09150E156
A) ZLHW ZWUQ B) 2302230550 C) 2302250805
D) 0550-0708 0N 23,0634-0805 ON 25
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N375029E0950140-N390348E0883506-N391412E0883850-N380053E0950522
BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
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A double test on the same day towards Xinjiang?
A2786/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3858N10942E022
A) ZBPE ZLHW B) 2309170236 C) 2309171434
D) 0236-0334,1336-1434
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N3908E10917-N3906E11008-N3848E11007-N3850E10916,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2787/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3907N08836E011
A) ZWUQ B) 2309170238 C) 2309171450
D) 0238-0350,1338-1450
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N3907E08837
WITH RADIUS OF 20KM. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
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A double test on the same day towards Xinjiang?
A2786/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZXXX/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3858N10942E022
A) ZBPE ZLHW B) 2309170236 C) 2309171434
D) 0236-0334,1336-1434
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N3908E10917-N3906E11008-N3848E11007-N3850E10916,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2787/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZWUQ/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3907N08836E011
A) ZWUQ B) 2309170238 C) 2309171450
D) 0238-0350,1338-1450
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N3907E08837
WITH RADIUS OF 20KM. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
And another one on the same day (SLBM test?)
A2800/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3943N10502E013
A) ZLHW B) 2309170218 C) 2309170448
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3951E10449-N3935E10450-N3935E10514-N3952E10513,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2801/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3921N09634E029
A) ZLHW B) 2309170219 C) 2309170458
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3935E09601-N3903E09605-N3907E09707-N3939E09704,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2803/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3942N10459E013
A) ZLHW B) 2309170218 C) 2309170448
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3950E10447-N3934E10448-N3934E10512-N3951E10511,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2804/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3914N09634E030
A) ZLHW B) 2309170219 C) 2309170458
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3929E09601-N3856E09605-N3901E09707-N3933E09704,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2805/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3934N10146E034
A) ZLHW B) 2309170218 C) 2309170500
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3948E10107-N3916E10109-N3919E10226-N3952E10224,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL
A2807/23 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3935N10304E095
A) ZLHW B) 2309170218 C) 2309170500
E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N3951E10103-N3922E10222-N3919E10505-N3954E10220,BACK TO START.
VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
F) SFC G) UNL