Author Topic: Feng Yun-3C - CZ-4C - TSLC - September 23, 2013 (0307UTC) (Read 23807 times)

beidou · « **on:** 11/19/2012 05:35 pm »

This will be the third satellite of FengYun-3 series, currently planned in 2013.

beidou · « **Reply #1 on:** 12/12/2012 10:50 pm »

According to Chinese source, this satellite will probably be launched with another satellite-XiWang-2.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #2 on:** 01/28/2013 02:31 pm »

This guy confirms that July is the earliest time that the satellite can be launched, as electrical tests on the satellite are only underway right now until early February, and the thermal / mechanical / electric reliability tests have yet to be done: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2299&pid=237425

BTW it's FY-3C; FY-3B was launched in 2010.

Satori · « **Reply #3 on:** 06/07/2013 07:37 am »

Thermal and vacuum tests were recently completed (in Chinese) http://www.spacechina.com/n25/n144/n206/n214/c435178/content.html

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #4 on:** 06/26/2013 12:08 pm »

Quote from: beidou on 06/26/2013 11:44 am

A guy on 9ifly mentioned it will be on July 14th. http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=10910&pid=255855&fromuid=24484

I think this is impossible since it only finished most of the testing by late last month. More likely this launch is NET September.

beidou · « **Reply #5 on:** 08/02/2013 10:48 am »

The satellite is ready for transporting to the launch site.

Satori · « **Reply #6 on:** 08/30/2013 08:14 am »

FY-3C arrived at Taiyuan on August 5. All tests on the satellite have been successful and currently the satellite is being submitted to the electrical tests.

http://www.spacechina.com/n25/n144/n206/n133097/c512243/content.html (in Chinese).

beidou · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/04/2013 07:37 pm »

According to a propaganda report on the Yaogan-17, there has been a processing team working on the CZ-4C rocket testing from late August; as someone pointed out that the FY-3C should be launched in the middle of September.
Source: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2299&pid=263908&fromuid=24484

beidou · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/06/2013 06:16 pm »

G.S.T found Yuanwang-5 was in Jakarta on Friday, and he predicted the launch could be as soon as early next week.

Source: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2299&pid=264118&fromuid=24484

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/08/2013 09:34 am »

Quote from: beidou on 09/06/2013 06:16 pm

G.S.T found Yuanwang-5 was in Jakarta on Friday, and he predicted the launch could be as soon as early next week.

Source: http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2299&pid=264118&fromuid=24484

Looks like I was reading the tea leaves in the wrong way - according to the China Meteorology Post the launch of FY-3C is scheduled in late September.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/12/2013 04:51 pm »

Any NOTAMs yet for this one? If a launch date appears, I'd appreciate a PM so I don't miss it

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/12/2013 04:52 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09/12/2013 04:51 pm

Any NOTAMs yet for this one? If a launch date appears, I'd appreciate a PM so I don't miss it

As reported above, this launch is now planned in late September - probably in two weeks or so.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/21/2013 03:35 am »

Apparently this satellite is going into space very soon....probably as early as tomorrow. The sun-synchronous orbit of the satellite gives daily launch windows at around 3 am GMT, give or take 10 minutes or so.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #13 on:** 09/22/2013 06:55 am »

Launch confirmed to happen tomorrow:

A1511/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N292924E1090112-N293419E1083705-N302704E1085107-N302205E1091525 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 23 SEP 03:00 2013 UNTIL 23 SEP 03:44 2013. CREATED: 22 SEP 06:34 2013

The launch time should be very close to that of FY-3A - which lifted off at 03:02 UTC when it was launched in May 2008.