CZ-4B - Yaogan 14, Tiantuo 1 - Taiyuan - May 10, 2012

• #40 by fringe_dweller on 10 May, 2012 15:35
• Quote from: Liss on 10 May, 2012 08:46

  Probably launch azimuth should be corrected for rotation of Earth.
  

  
  Checked - it's true. Given the Earth's rotation the zone will be exactly on the real track of the launch.
• #41 by input~2 on 10 May, 2012 15:49
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10 May, 2012 13:57

  Quote from: input~2 on 10 May, 2012 12:58

  An unidentified satellite solar array deployment test in the same CCTV7 report.
  The earth-facing panel looks interesting
  

  
  Doubt it: the news report is an introduction to TSLC, and the footage used are stock ones....
  

  Thanks anyway for raising the question on 9ifly forum
• #42 by fringe_dweller on 10 May, 2012 16:09
• Quote from: input~2 link=topic=28563.msg895619#msg895619

  We also have Objects C, D and E
  

  
  Additional objects can be a covers of solid-fuel reverse engines. It may be four elements. With 2 satellites and 1 stage - total seven objects.
• #43 by input~2 on 10 May, 2012 17:02
• Quote from: fringe_dweller on 10 May, 2012 16:09

  Quote from: input~2 link=topic=28563.msg895619#msg895619

  We also have Objects C, D and E
  

  
  Additional objects can be a covers of solid-fuel reverse engines. It may be four elements. With 2 satellites and 1 stage - total seven objects.
  

  We've seen these "covers of solid-fuel reverse engines" for CZ-2C.
  I called them "retro rocket fairing tops" (from Chinese 反推火箭整流罩封头) see here or here.
  So if they have been used for this CZ-4B, we could expect Objects F and G...
• #44 by input~2 on 10 May, 2012 18:55
• From the patch on NUDT personnel uniform in a picture above, "Tiantuo" is translated as "Space Pioneer"

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• #45 by input~2 on 12 May, 2012 05:50
• The 5 objects have now been identified as follows:
  
• 38257     YAOGAN 14     2012-021A         
  
• 38258     TIANTUO 1     2012-021B         
  
• 38259     CZ-4B 3rd stage     2012-021C         
  
• 38260     CZ-4B debris    2012-021D         
  
• 38261     CZ-4B debris    2012-021E