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Title: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2023 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/18/2023 06:34 am: The NOTAM for CZ-2D from Xichang, The drop zones ra esame as Yaogan-39 03 on October 5, these might be Yaogan-39 04A~C, and the number might Y85. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2532725#msg2532725)
Title: Re: ? - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (~20:03 UTC)
Post by: Liss on 10/18/2023 06:53 am: YG-39 04, Plane 2, launch at approx. 20:03 UTC.
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/23/2023 08:46 pm: Launch success has been officially confirmed (https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4960224416890949) with T-0 = 20:03 UTC, and it was indeed yet another Yaogan 39 trio.

This is the 200th Long March launch done by SAST. (83 x CZ-2D, 103 x CZ-4 series, 14 x CZ-6 series)

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1716554542459015219
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/23/2023 08:50 pm: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1716556703649730972

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🚀 Long March 2D Y85 launched another group of Yaogan-39 satellites from Xichang at ~20:04UTC on October 23
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/24/2023 03:08 am: https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1716652568544416167

More videos - this launch also came half a day from the 16th anniversary of Chang'e 1's launch from the very same pad.
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: catdlr on 10/24/2023 03:39 am: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zp3EyT6PME
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: otter on 10/24/2023 05:35 am: China launches new remote sensing satellite

https://english.news.cn/20231024/4243727dc19a4c2281f14173219bb2da/c.html

XICHANG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 4:03 a.m. (Beijing Time).

The launch was the 492nd mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: Alter Sachse on 10/24/2023 07:52 am: Number 4
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/24/2023 11:11 am: https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1716729635281703167

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CelesTrak has GP data for 5 objects from the launch (2023-163) of a Yaogan-39 triplet atop a Long March-2D rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Oct 23 at 2003 UTC: english.news.cn/20231024/42437…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2023-163
Title: Re: Yaogan-39 04A~C - CZ-2D - Xichang - October 23, 2022 (20:03 UTC)
Post by: Liss on 10/24/2023 11:42 am: Object E is the lead satellite, object C is probably the tail satellite and object A is the third satellite with a low-thrust engine.