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Title: Tianhui-5A&B - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/23/2023 04:49 pm
This is for CZ-6A from Taiyuan. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2534120#msg2534120)
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/26/2023 01:56 am
The NOTAM for CZ-4C from Taiyuan. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2534853#msg2534853)
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/26/2023 06:19 pm
IMHO this (red zone) is one and the same launch as the other one (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59766.0) (CZ-4C, or 4B - blue zone) you posted later for NET late October 31 UTC - there's some weird shift in the coordinates but the two zones seems to match, and the CZ-4 series one's time does fall within the warning times of this one, with the wedge shape coming from Flight Information Region boundaries.

Thoughts?
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: Liss on 10/27/2023 08:02 am
It seems for me this is the same CZ-6A as in https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59752.0
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 10/28/2023 11:39 am
Thhe NOTAM for CZ-6A from Taiyuan. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2535441#msg2535441)
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/28/2023 12:08 pm
Quote from: mikezang on 10/28/2023 11:39 am
Thhe NOTAM for CZ-6A from Taiyuan. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2535441#msg2535441)
The drop zones looks much more like CZ-4 series to me than CZ-6A - I would expect the northern one in Hubei to be even up north (for CZ-6A's SRBs) like in the last CZ-6A launch.
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: Alter Sachse on 10/28/2023 01:24 pm
Chinese Wikipedia suspects as one of the payloads Hai Yang 2E.
Title: Re: ?? - CZ-4C - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (~23:09UTC)
Post by: Alter Sachse on 10/28/2023 01:52 pm
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/hy_2e

SSO 973 km and
06:00 equator crossing results in a launch time of 22:57 UTC.
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50UTC)
Post by: Satori on 10/31/2023 11:22 pm
Tianhui-5 launched by CZ-6A (Y4) at 2250UTC
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/01/2023 12:37 am
Should have realised that there is a chance of the SRBs drop zone NOTAM being omitted together (if it falls somewhere outside of air routes). Oh well.

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1719522911156060371

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1719525924792857078
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/01/2023 02:05 am
Launch as seen in Yinchuan, Ningxia:

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4963178847667870

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1719550626009608264
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 11/01/2023 04:56 am
Scinews video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkIz-CAn8A
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/01/2023 05:33 am
https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1719596570189156830

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CelesTrak has GP data for 3 objects from the launch (2023-168) of Tianhui-5 atop a Long March-6 rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Oct 31 at 2250 UTC: english.news.cn/20231101/f48e8…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2023-168
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Liss on 11/01/2023 07:39 am
It seems for me there are two satellites there.
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Alter Sachse on 11/01/2023 11:41 am
Quote from: Liss on 11/01/2023 07:39 am
It seems for me there are two satellites there.
2 stars on the patch.
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/01/2023 03:40 pm
Quote from: Liss on 11/01/2023 07:39 am
It seems for me there are two satellites there.

And indeed it is:
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1719748699168067701
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 11/02/2023 03:48 am
Tianhui 6 was also two satellites.

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tianhui-6.htm
Title: Re: Tianhui-5 - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: GELORD on 11/02/2023 07:24 am
Tianhui-5 are not one but two satellites Tianhui 5 01/02  :)
Title: Re: Tianhui-5A&B - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/03/2023 12:36 pm
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👀 This is incredible. @mickeywzx captured some spectacular footage of the Long March 6A Y4 launch.
Solid boosters separation -> fairing separation -> 1st stage separation -> 1st stage fuel dumping
Original post weibo.com/1919207191/496…

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1720433480658813182

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2nd part
Title: Re: Tianhui-5A&B - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/04/2023 01:45 pm
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1720535415655121392

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The solid boosters of Long March 6A Y4 landed in the cropland in Ji County of Shanxi Province, in case you wonder.
It's solid, not hypergolic
Video found on Douyin
Title: Re: Tianhui-5A&B - CZ-6A - Taiyuan - October 31, 2023 (22:50 UTC)
Post by: mikezang on 11/07/2023 10:50 am