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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Chinese Launchers => Topic started by: Josh_from_Canada on 03/07/2020 12:09 am
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Second meteorological satellite of the Fengyun-4 series, scheduled for launch in 2020.
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Cross-post; is the launch period for Fengyun-4B sourced, or is it deduced from the possible launch period for Beidou-3G3?
China launch schedule
2020
May - CZ-2C - XSLC - Yaogan Weixing-30 Group-07 'Chuangxin-5 (19/21)
End of May - CZ-3B/G3 - XSLC - FY-4B Fengyun-4B
June 12 / 16 (?) May (?) - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC - Beidou-3G3
First half - CZ-3B/G3 - XSLC - Tiantong-1 (02)
?? June 16 - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC - Apstar-6D
May 12
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Any news about the CZ-3B return-to-flight?
Or this launch? Will the LV be a CZ-3B/G2 or G3?
Or this payload? The FY-4A satellite arrived in Xichang via a Volga/Dnepr An-124 a little less then 2 months before launch. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40528.msg1602800#msg1602800)
Fengyun-4 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fy-4.htm)
Fengyun-4A launch thread (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40528.0)
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Cross-posts
Source for launch delay to 4th quarter 2020?:
China launch schedule[/b]
2020
Fourth quarter August July (?) - CZ-3B/G2 - XSLC - FY-4B Fengyun-4B
July 23
July 31
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China plans to launch 2 more meteorological satellites in 2021
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/05/c_139266672.htm
... Fengyun-3E (FY-3E)
... Fengyun-4B (FY-4B)
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Image from 9ifly. There's also to be a naming contest for these satellites.
http://9ifly.spacety.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=93716&pid=757721
"Give Fengyun satellite nickname "Activity officially launched!" Come and come.
Shanghai Aerospace Today.
On August 4th, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Fengyun Satellite Meteorological, the "Nickname for Fengyun Satellite" campaign was officially launched, and the nicknames "Fengyun 3 E Star" and "Fengyun 4 B Star" were officially launched for the public.
The event will be conducted through expert scoring and public votes. The event was jointly organized by the Meteorological Propaganda and Science Center of the China Meteorological Administration, the National Satellite Meteorological Center, the 8th Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group and the China Meteorological News Agency.
China is one of the early countries using meteorologic"
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FengYun-4B (FY-4B) meteorological satellite to be launched in 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYzqYboZxAw
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Cross-post; confirming scheduled 2021 launch:
Translated from Russian
http://russian.news.cn/2021-01/19/c_139681548.htm
China plans to launch 7 satellites, "Fengyun" in the 2021-2025 years.
Beijing, January 19 / Xinhua / -- China plans to launch two weather satellites, Fengyun-4B and Fengyun-3E, in 2021. During the 14th five-year plan (2021-2025), five more Fengyun satellites will also be launched.
As the correspondent reported today. Xinhua in the China Meteorological Administration, the Fengyun-4B satellite is actually the first operational satellite of the Fengyun-4 satellite series. The Fengyun-3E weather satellite will become the world's first polar-orbiting satellite for morning and evening monitoring, will fill the current shortage of global meteorological satellite observations and will be able to provide significant support in the development of numerical weather forecasts.
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FY-4B has been approved for shipping out for launch in late May 2021. (http://www.cma.gov.cn/2011xwzx/2011xqxxw/2011xqxyw/202104/t20210416_575400.html)
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Is this the same satellite that spaceflightfans.cn lists as "天绘三号GEOSAR卫星" (Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite) for a while now?
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3b-rocket-launch-geosar-satellite?instance_id=4377
When: May 31, 2021
Location (Launch Site): Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket (Vehicle): Long March-3B-to-3 carrier rocket (LongMarch-3B/G3)
Payload: Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite
Customer: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
(May 31 at spaceflightfans.cn does not necessarily mean May 31; it may be a placeholder for "late May" or "somewhen in May".)
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Is this the same satellite that spaceflightfans.cn lists as "天绘三号GEOSAR卫星" (Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite) for a while now?
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3b-rocket-launch-geosar-satellite?instance_id=4377
When: May 31, 2021
Location (Launch Site): Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket (Vehicle): Long March-3B-to-3 carrier rocket (LongMarch-3B/G3)
Payload: Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite
Customer: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
(May 31 at spaceflightfans.cn does not necessarily mean May 31; it may be a placeholder for "late May" or "somewhen in May".)
I don’t think so, FY-4 are geostationary weather satellites like the US’ GOES series, they won’t need another name.
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Is this the same satellite that spaceflightfans.cn lists as "GEOSAR" (Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite) for a while now?
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3b-rocket-launch-geosar-satellite?instance_id=4377
When: May 31, 2021
Location (Launch Site): Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket (Vehicle): Long March-3B-to-3 carrier rocket (LongMarch-3B/G3)
Payload: Tianhui-3 GEOSAR satellite
Customer: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, etc.
(May 31 at spaceflightfans.cn does not necessarily mean May 31; it may be a placeholder for "late May" or "somewhen in May".)
No, they are totally different satellites. Even piesat list them under different series.
https://www.piesat.cn/data_service/data_acquisition/index.html
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Cross-post:
There are reports from tour operators that (https://9ifly.spacety.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=94084&pid=831127&fromuid=19646) 4 launches from Xichang and 2 launches from Wenchang are expected in May-June.
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27 May
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3b-rokcet-launch-fy-4b-satellite
Confirmed by the news of travel agency and Fengyun satellite push, launch on May 27th. The remote number is guessed to be Y72.
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Is there any new news about the satellite?
Or an approximate launch time of day?
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Rocket first stage being stacked at the pad yesterday:
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This should be LC 2.
https://chinaspacereport.wordpress.com/facilities/xichang/
"Launch Complex 2 is supported by a mobile service tower moving on rail tracks."
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According to Spaceflightfans.cn, launch will take place at 08:00UTC on May 30.
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According to Spaceflightfans.cn this launch will take place on June 2 (16:00-17:30).
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Turns out that June 2 is LT....
A1124/21 (Issued for ZGZU ZSHA) - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N260808E1142921-N261444E1140013-N255857E1135553-N255223E1142456
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 01 JUN 16:11 2021 UNTIL 01 JUN 16:51 2021.
CREATED: 31 MAY 03:30 2021
A1123/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N272159E1083650-N273125E1074313-N271528E1073946-N270603E1083315
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY
RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 01 JUN 16:10 2021 UNTIL 01 JUN 16:46 2021.
CREATED: 31 MAY 03:28 2021
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and also:
A1125/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N2815E10202
WITH RADIUS OF 15KM. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE
TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 01 JUN 16:07 2021 UNTIL 01 JUN 16:42 2021.
CREATED: 31 MAY 03:35 2021
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Delay to June 3, it seems.
A1158/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT N2815E10202 WITH RADIUS OF 15KM. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 02 JUN 16:07 2021 UNTIL 02 JUN 16:42 2021. CREATED: 01 JUN 04:12 2021
A1159/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N272159E1083650-N273125E1074313-N271528E1073946-N270603E1083315 BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 02 JUN 16:10 2021 UNTIL 02 JUN 16:46 2021. CREATED: 01 JUN 04:13 2021
A1160/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N260808E1142921-N261444E1140013-N255857E1135553-N255223E1142456 BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 02 JUN 16:11 2021 UNTIL 02 JUN 16:51 2021. CREATED: 01 JUN 04:15 2021
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Delay to June 3, it seems.
NOTAMs say 2 June.
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Delay to June 3, it seems.
NOTAMs say 2 June.
True -- I tend to think in Beijing time.
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Delay to June 3, it seems.
NOTAMs say 2 June.
True -- I tend to think in Beijing time.
3 June local, 2 June UTC. 24-hour delay from previous NOTAM.
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Someone posted on 9ifly that rocket was launched.
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Launched at 16:17UTC.
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From CCTV
https://weibo.com/2656274875/KinK791mN
Web translation:
At 0:17 today, our country successfully sent the Fengyun-4 02 satellite into the scheduled orbit with the Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The launch mission was successfully completed. success. Fengyun-4 02 is the first operational star of our country's new generation of geostationary orbit meteorological satellites. It is mainly used in our country's weather analysis and forecasting, environment and disaster monitoring and other fields. Cheer for China Aerospace!
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Launch photos...
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Video for Launch.
https://twitter.com/conexionspacial/status/1400141422045585408?s=19
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There are rumors that additional testing of parachute on boosters post-separation was done on this LM-3B launch (probably the booster with markings in the first photo?).
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Satellite launch preparations...
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From 9ifly
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/03/c_139985725.htm
China launches new meteorological satellite
Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-03 01:36:44
XICHANG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 00:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.
The first of China's new-generation meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit, the FY-4B will be used in the fields of weather analysis and forecasting, and environmental and disaster monitoring.
The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, respectively. Both belong to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The China Meteorological Administration is responsible for the construction and operation of the satellite's ground application system.
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FY-4B has a new instrument flown, the Geostationary High-speed Imager (GHI) (https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/ghi (https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/ghi)), plus improvements to the Advanced Geostationary Radiation Imager (https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/agri) (AGRI) and Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder (https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/giirs) (GIIRS).
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William Graham's overview:
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1400171797413257219
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Object 48808 found at standard GTO of 28.5° 197x35803 km 631.3 min.
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Launch video from channel 13:
https://tv.cctv.com/2021/06/03/VIDEUq641KBFkkm6gPYqFqIn210603.shtml (https://tv.cctv.com/2021/06/03/VIDEUq641KBFkkm6gPYqFqIn210603.shtml)
Presumed launch code: 07-126
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https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1400198081258287104
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329Dukt2IYs
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https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1400196166311161859
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00:17:04.273 = 16:17:04.273
Y72
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Saw this on 9ifly, FY plans for the next two decades.
Schedule
(https://i.imgur.com/Rg3CLyi.jpg)
Constellation at 2025
(https://i.imgur.com/lxPpEEc.jpg)
Constellation at 2035
(https://i.imgur.com/73kOWmX.jpg)
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According to CASC, one of the boosters had a “300 square meter parafoil” to “accurately control” the landing.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LZmgaLFls8NFcI8UU9DpuA
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Photos showing the booster that was recovered from the launch, one of the images is purposely blurred.
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CASC
6月10日17时07分，风云四号02星成功定点于东经123.5度赤道上空静止轨道位置，正式命名为风云四号B星
Bing translation
"On June 10, at 17:07, Fengyun-4 02 was successfully located in a stationary orbit position above the equator at 123.5 degrees east longitude, officially named Fengyun-4B."
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Slightly better resolution and images from a previous drop test. Source https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/561Y9LNpelBvNjpH0S2FGw
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Obj. 48809 FENGYUN 4B CZ-3B R/B decay prediction: August 10, 2022 UTC 05h17mn ± 36h..
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1555117148669878272
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Update: obj. 48809 FENGYUN 4B CZ-3B R/B decay prediction: August 08, 2022 UTC 18h39mn ± 20h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1555587682033696770
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Update: obj. 48809 FENGYUN 4B CZ-3B R/B decay prediction: August 09, 2022 UTC 04h55mn ± 17h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1555978575920173057
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Update: obj. 48809 FENGYUN 4B CZ-3B R/B decay prediction: August 09, 2022 UTC 01h40mn ± 5h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1556653486426787841
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Update: obj. 48809 FENGYUN 4B CZ-3B R/B decay prediction: August 09, 2022 UTC 03h13mn ± 3h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1556751810555150338