Author Topic: CFOSAT & 7 minisats - CZ-2C - JSLC - October 29, 2018 (00:43 UTC) (Read 30122 times)

tehwkd · « **Reply #20 on:** 10/26/2018 12:13 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/26/2018 09:32 am

NOTAMs for this launch:

A4579/18 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N320917E0981954-N321845E0972651-N330101E0973717-N325128E0983044 BACK TO START.ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 29 OCT 00:40 2018 UNTIL 29 OCT 01:08 2018. CREATED: 26 OCT 09:12 2018 A4578/18 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N355258E0990216-N355703E0983930-N362046E0984558-N361639E0990850 BACK TO START.ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 29 OCT 00:37 2018 UNTIL 29 OCT 00:57 2018. CREATED: 26 OCT 09:11 2018

Meanwhile, there's nothing for ZQ-1 which is supposed to launch tomorrow......

Blue A4579/18
Red A4578/18

input~2 · « **Reply #21 on:** 10/26/2018 04:26 pm »

According to the NOTAMs launch will rather be at ~00:43 UTC than at 00:30 UTC as indicated by CNES earlier

spacevogel · « **Reply #22 on:** 10/28/2018 11:47 am »

https://twitter.com/JY_LeGall/status/1056139072467582976

Looks like T-0 is 00:47 UTC

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #23 on:** 10/28/2018 10:49 pm »

Two videos from CNES.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #24 on:** 10/28/2018 11:07 pm »

Here's the 9ifly thread. No news at the moment.

http://bbs.9ifly.cn/thread-2535-8-1.html

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #25 on:** 10/28/2018 11:34 pm »

CNES waiting for the launch. Not sure if they are getting a live feed.

https://twitter.com/CNES/status/1056702371835887616

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #26 on:** 10/28/2018 11:47 pm »

Launch should be happening about now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #27 on:** 10/28/2018 11:48 pm »

Photos of the launch site.

https://twitter.com/CNES/status/1056708814735634439

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #28 on:** 10/28/2018 11:54 pm »

Launch!

http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2535&pid=620476

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #29 on:** 10/29/2018 12:00 am »

Rui's article!
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/10/long-march-2c-lofts-cfosat-cnes/

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #30 on:** 10/29/2018 12:11 am »

Launch success!

""China-France Marine satellite launch success" October 29 8:43, our country in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with the Long March second C launch vehicle successfully launched the Sino-French marine satellite. China-France Ocean satellite is the first satellite developed by the two countries, will be mainly used for marine dynamic environment Monitoring, the first time to achieve synchronous observation of sea breeze and waves. The Chinese side is responsible for providing satellite platforms, sea breeze observation loads and emission measurements, and the French side is responsible for providing ocean wave observation loads and sharing satellite detection data. (Reporter Makuhari, Hu Yu)"

http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2535&pid=620484

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #31 on:** 10/29/2018 12:12 am »

Strange. Chinese sources gave a 00:43 UTC T-0, but CNES gave 00:41.🤔

https://twitter.com/CNES/status/1056714397236768769

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #32 on:** 10/29/2018 12:12 am »

Launch photos from CNES.

https://twitter.com/CNES/status/1056714397236768769

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #33 on:** 10/29/2018 12:16 am »

Apparently 7 more satellites are on board, including the one from Belarus.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #34 on:** 10/29/2018 12:17 am »

Launch photo.

http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2535&pid=620497

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #35 on:** 10/29/2018 12:43 am »

This launch used CZ-2C s/n Y22 (the smallest number left unused, which shows how long this project has been).

GELORD · « **Reply #36 on:** 10/29/2018 12:55 am »

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #37 on:** 10/29/2018 12:56 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/29/2018 12:43 am

This launch used CZ-2C s/n Y22 (the smallest number left unused, which shows how long this project has been).

Variant of the same photo with CNES president (& long time ex-Arianespace CEO) Le Gall in the middle:

https://twitter.com/JY_LeGall/status/1056725864346537985

GELORD · « **Reply #38 on:** 10/29/2018 01:50 am »

FRANCE-CHINA SPACE COOPERATION - CFOSAT IN ORBIT
https://presse.cnes.fr/en/france-china-space-cooperation-cfosat-orbit

SciNews · « **Reply #39 on:** 10/29/2018 04:06 am »

launch video, no sound