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Title: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/10/2023 02:49 am

The NOTAM for CZ-2D from Jiuquan， similar as Yunhai-1 03 on September 21, 2022. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2530462#msg2530462)

Title: Re: ? - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (~00:55 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/15/2023 01:18 am

Launched!

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/15/2023 01:55 am

Launch occurred 6 minutes short of exactly 20 years since Yang Liwei flew to orbit on Shenzhou 5, about 650 meters away from this one.

https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1713370868926296074

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/15/2023 01:56 am

It is Y77.

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/15/2023 03:19 am

https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1713393595368214578

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: otter on 10/15/2023 05:50 am

China launches one more Earth-observing satellite

https://english.news.cn/20231015/2f5fe9f8193f411c92b3d5c1eadd80a8/c.html

JIUQUAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a new Earth-observing satellite into space.

Coded Yunhai-1 04, the satellite was lifted at 8: 54 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon entered the preset orbit.

It will provide services for the detection of the atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments.

The launch marked the 491st mission for the Long March rocket family, said the launch center.

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/15/2023 07:03 am

https://youtu.be/wxyM0IlYrWg

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: Alter Sachse on 10/15/2023 10:59 am

98.60° 100.13 min 756 773 km

the final orbit should be at 780x780 km

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/16/2023 09:15 am

https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1713596132067254657

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CelesTrak has GP data for 2 objects from the launch (2023-159) of Yunhai-1 04 atop a Long March-2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Oct 15 at 0054 UTC: english.news.cn/20231015/2f5fe…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2023-159

Title: Re: Yunhai-1 04 - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 15, 2023 (00:54 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/18/2023 03:53 am