Author Topic: LIVE: Chang'e-3 lunar probe and rover, CZ-3B - Xichang - December 1, 2013 (Read 511118 times)

AJA · « **Reply #460 on:** 12/01/2013 05:30 pm »

CCTV's interviewing someone from AAS, who drew a parallel between a "remote controlled" rover on the moon, with Apollo. I don't know if he gets the irony

robertross · « **Reply #461 on:** 12/01/2013 05:32 pm »

talking about the resources on the moon, including He3; deep space exploration, and a base.

Jester · « **Reply #462 on:** 12/01/2013 05:35 pm »

ESA estrack kourou has AOS

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #463 on:** 12/01/2013 05:41 pm »

GO CHINA!!

Borklund · « **Reply #464 on:** 12/01/2013 05:47 pm »

Quote from: MATTBLAK on 12/01/2013 05:41 pm

GO CHINA!!

Plus symbol one!

Hoping for a successful landing and moon roving!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #465 on:** 12/01/2013 05:51 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/01/2013 05:13 pm

Last set of pre-launch photos. Launch photos are already coming in.....

And here they are!

jcm · « **Reply #466 on:** 12/01/2013 06:00 pm »

Quote from: Jester on 12/01/2013 05:35 pm

ESA estrack kourou has AOS

Good news!

savuporo · « **Reply #467 on:** 12/01/2013 06:02 pm »

ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 3m
#Kourou station confirms receipt of signals in X-Band now CC

They said they will be using both S-band and X-band before.

Lar · « **Reply #468 on:** 12/01/2013 06:05 pm »

The vid posted just upthread cut away from the on rocket cam during the actual strap on booster separation. Anyone know a vid that has that? I'd like to see the actual separation... Thanks!

Oh, and congratulations to China!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #469 on:** 12/01/2013 06:10 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/01/2013 05:51 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/01/2013 05:13 pm
Last set of pre-launch photos. Launch photos are already coming in.....

And here they are!

Another set:

yzcbuaa · « **Reply #470 on:** 12/01/2013 06:11 pm »

Quote from: Borklund on 12/01/2013 05:47 pm

Quote from: MATTBLAK on 12/01/2013 05:41 pm
GO CHINA!!
Plus symbol one!

Hoping for a successful landing and moon roving!

Thanks!! we hope that very much too!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #471 on:** 12/01/2013 06:13 pm »

otisbow · « **Reply #472 on:** 12/01/2013 06:26 pm »

Just watched the launch on CCTV-4 and it was KOOL!!!

input~2 · « **Reply #473 on:** 12/01/2013 06:52 pm »

Apollo-phill · « **Reply #474 on:** 12/01/2013 07:03 pm »

Congratulations to China for inserting Change'3 onto a lunar bound trajectory.
Hope all continues well over next few days and mid course trajectory changes and entry into an orbit about the Moon.

Apollo-phill
UK

jcm · « **Reply #475 on:** 12/01/2013 07:36 pm »

Some xinhua news service reports - (it's nice to have the Chinese language ones to check what the actual
Chinese terms are for various parts of the mission).

http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-12/02/c_118368562.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-12/02/c_118368569.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-12/02/c_118368558.htm - detailed launch report,
gives separation time as 1748Z, orbit as 200 x 368000 km., 1818Z as solar array deploy time.

Liss · « **Reply #476 on:** 12/01/2013 07:46 pm »

Separation time was 17:48:59.742.
The detailed Xinhua report also lists orbit as 200 x 368000 km.

savuporo · « **Reply #477 on:** 12/01/2013 08:45 pm »

BTW, was this ever posted here ?

http://www.spaceflight101.com/change-3.html

Very detailed overview of all instruments.

JimO · « **Reply #478 on:** 12/01/2013 08:47 pm »

I'm going to look for ground videos from farther down track, and maybe Taiwan UFO reports?

eeergo · « **Reply #479 on:** 12/01/2013 10:00 pm »

Quote from: savuporo on 12/01/2013 08:45 pm

BTW, was this ever posted here ?

http://www.spaceflight101.com/change-3.html

Very detailed overview of all instruments.

That was very informative and well-composed, thank you!

An interesting and previously-unknown (at least by me) fact: study of the lunar exosphere's disturbance by Chang'e 3's landing is expected to be performed by LADEE. Unforeseen space cooperation between China and the US!