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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Chinese Launchers => Topic started by: mikezang on 08/08/2023 08:47 am
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New NOTAM from Xichang (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2512505#msg2512505)
The a new drop zone, maybe this is for CZ-2C...
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This payload might be Liangxi cargo spaceship...
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New NOTAM from Xichang (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2512505#msg2512505)
The a new drop zone, maybe this is for CZ-2C...
The first zone is way too close (just 1 degree in both directions from XSLC) to be for a liquid fuel launcher, not to mention it’s barely 1.5 days after the other Xichang launch. It HAS to be one of the solid fuel launchers, but I am not sure about which one as the 1st zone is closer than either the previous CZ-11 or KZ-1A launches from there. If I were to guess, KZ-1A might be slightly more probable as its drop zones are closer downrange than for the CZ-11, but I am not confident with this ID. Perhaps it’s another launch vehicle which had never been used in Xichang, but which one?
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New NOTAM from Xichang (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2512505#msg2512505)
The a new drop zone, maybe this is for CZ-2C...
The first zone is way too close (just 1 degree in both directions from XSLC) to be for a liquid fuel launcher, not to mention it’s barely 1.5 days after the other Xichang launch. It HAS to be one of the solid fuel launchers, but I am not sure about which one as the 1st zone is closer than either the previous CZ-11 or KZ-1A launches from there. If I were to guess, KZ-1A might be slightly more probable as its drop zones are closer downrange than for the CZ-11, but I am not confident with this ID. Perhaps it’s another launch vehicle which had never been used in Xichang, but which one?
In fact, I dout what it should be, maybe you are right! But this NOTAMs is similar as past CZ-2C.
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One day delayed! (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2513753#msg2513753)
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Bae on the distance between drop zones, I guess this luanch is by CZ-11.
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The payloads as below
Jiaotong-6 (Hede-3A) 交通六号（和德三号A）
Jiaotong-7 (Hede-3B) 交通七号（和德三号B）
Jiaotong-8 (Hede-3C) 交通八号（和德三号C）
Jiaotong-9 (Hede-3D) 交通九号（和德三号D）
Jiaotong-10 (Hede-3E) 交通十号（和德三号E）
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China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five new satellites
https://english.news.cn/20230814/e3d4f76886be4545bbae70c0ff0afd88/c.html
XICHANG, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send five new satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday.
The A to E satellites belonging to the Head-3 micro-satellite constellation were launched at 1:32 p.m. (Beijing Time), and entered the planned orbit successfully.
The satellites will mainly be used for providing commercial remote-sensing services.
The launch was the 27th mission undertaken with Kuaizhou-1A series rockets.
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1690985327564038144
🚀 Kuaizhou-1A successfully launched Head-3-A/B/C/D/E VDES satellites from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at ~05:32UTC on August 14
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Chinese Wikipedia:
Y21
(without guarantee)
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https://youtu.be/SmnDlHsjH6Y
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High-resolution image from the launch
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Why is the background behind the rocket blurry?
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Why is the background behind the rocket blurry?
Hot gases from the small engine ?
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Orbital elements for Object A:
2023-121A/57626 in 695 x 706 km x 45.00°
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Why is the background behind the rocket blurry?
Hot gases from the small engine ?
Presumably, this is for roll control that is done from the storable propellant fourth stage.
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Source: https://www.zhihu.com/question/617209938