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Gaofen-1, CZ-2D, JSLC - April 26, 2013
by
beidou
on 22 Jan, 2013 17:23
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T-0 4:13 UTC April 26
This will be the first flying bird of the Chinese Gaofen (high resolution remote sensing) satellites, which is one of the twelve National Science and Technology Major Projects.
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#1
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 23 Feb, 2013 05:22
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#2
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 27 Feb, 2013 12:56
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GF-1 is now close to being shipped to the launch site - the satellite's thermal and EMC tests has been wrapped up, with only long-term reliability tests to go before shipping.
Source
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#3
by
Satori
on 06 Mar, 2013 22:21
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If GF-1 is going to be launch with other small sats (NEE-01 Pegaso, Turksat-3USAT and others), then this launch will take place on April 30.
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#4
by
russianhalo117
on 07 Mar, 2013 01:55
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If GF-1 is going to be launch with other small sats (NEE-01 Pegaso, Turksat-3USAT and others), then this launch will take place on April 30.
I have found no indication of secondary payloads flying with GF-1 for this flight at this time.
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#5
by
Satori
on 07 Mar, 2013 09:51
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If GF-1 is going to be launch with other small sats (NEE-01 Pegaso, Turksat-3USAT and others), then this launch will take place on April 30.
I have found no indication of secondary payloads flying with GF-1 for this flight at this time.
There are several references on Chinese foruns that GF-1 will be launched with other satellites, but I haven't seen any «official» confirmation of this.
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#6
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 28 Mar, 2013 12:19
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April launch confirmed:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-03/28/c_115200169.htmApparently the satellite (and other satellites, aircraft and high-altitude balloons of the GF project) is managed by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. Main government users includes the Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The satellite has already arrived at JSLC.
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#7
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 28 Mar, 2013 12:33
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If the LTDN (local time at descending node) of the 680 km SSO is 22:30 as reported in the
Wiki article of NEE-01 Pegasus, expect the launch to be at around 16:10 UTC (i.e. just after midnight local time on the second day) on launch day. The launch profile should be very similar to the launch of Göktürk 2 late last year.
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#8
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 03 Apr, 2013 09:02
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#9
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 03 Apr, 2013 09:06
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#10
by
Satori
on 03 Apr, 2013 10:13
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#11
by
input~2
on 13 Apr, 2013 17:42
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Launch time: April 26 at 0513UTC
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source in Spanish)
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#12
by
Satori
on 14 Apr, 2013 18:13
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CubeSats mission patch...
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#13
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 19 Apr, 2013 03:37
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#14
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 21 Apr, 2013 10:17
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Launch time: April 26 at 0513UTC
(source in Spanish)
Hmm....
the Ecuador Space Agency notice gives 04:13 UTC. I think this is correct as the SSO's LTAN is given as 22:30 (=LTDN 10:30), and a similar orbit is used for the likes of VRSS-1 (which launched at almost the exact time).
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#15
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input~2
on 21 Apr, 2013 12:56
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Mission patch for NEE-01 PEGASO
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#16
by
Lar
on 21 Apr, 2013 13:33
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#17
by
Satori
on 21 Apr, 2013 16:56
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The launch will probably be webcasted by the Ecuadorian space agency.
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#18
by
Satori
on 22 Apr, 2013 16:05
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#19
by
Satori
on 22 Apr, 2013 16:05
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#20
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 23 Apr, 2013 06:30
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Rocket drop zones:
A0386/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N322649E0975736-N323054E0973231-N332328E0974424-N331919E0980943 VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 26 APR 04:00 2013 UNTIL 26 APR 04:44 2013. CREATED: 23 APR 06:24 2013
A0385/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N350856E0984055-N351207E0982132-N354110E0982834-N353650E0985432 VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 26 APR 04:00 2013 UNTIL 26 APR 04:38 2013. CREATED: 23 APR 06:22 2013This also confirms the 04:13 UTC launch time.
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#21
by
input~2
on 23 Apr, 2013 07:04
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The flight path seems to be about the same as for Miranda with the fairing drop zone (as per A0386/13) centered 125km South of the one for Miranda
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#22
by
input~2
on 23 Apr, 2013 08:26
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#23
by
satlaunch
on 25 Apr, 2013 14:16
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#24
by
input~2
on 25 Apr, 2013 17:02
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Portions of airways closed due to falling first stage and fairing debris
A0422/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.Y1:AKAGI-OMBON. 2.Y2:LUVAR-MEPEP. 3.L888:LUVAR-MUMAN. 26 APR 03:50 2013 UNTIL 26 APR 04:45 2013. CREATED: 25 APR 13:33 2013
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#25
by
Satori
on 25 Apr, 2013 17:49
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Moved for live coverage...
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#26
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:31
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Looks like coverage has begun - any Spanish speakers here?
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#27
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:33
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#28
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:35
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Looks like coverage has begun - any Spanish speakers here?
According to the schedule live coverage will start at 0443UTC.
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#29
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:36
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You know this is the dream satellite control room for a cubesat....
(NSFSat-1 anyone?)
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#30
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:36
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Given this is live coverage, I've changed the thread title to something people who don't always follow Chinese launches will understand better.
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#31
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:37
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#32
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:53
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20 minutes for launch...
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#33
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:55
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Using the graphics for a Dnepr launch as was originally planned for Pegaso.
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#34
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 03:58
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#35
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:01
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#36
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:03
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10 minutes for launch...
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#37
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:05
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Talking about the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut Ronnie Nader (
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#38
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:06
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#39
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:07
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#40
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:08
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Talking about the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut Ronnie Nader ()
I think he is the director of EXA....
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#41
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:08
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Describing the launch of Pegaso without mentioning the other satellites o board...
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#42
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:09
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Talking about the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut Ronnie Nader ()
I think he is the director of EXA....
Yes, but they said he went to Russia and became the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut...
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#43
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:10
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#44
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:11
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#45
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:11
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#46
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:12
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60 seconds...
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#47
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:12
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#48
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:12
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#49
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:13
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#50
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:13
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#51
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:13
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#52
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:14
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#53
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:14
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#54
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:14
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#55
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:15
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#56
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:15
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Nominal flight... Trajectory nominal...
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#57
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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first stage separation OK
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#58
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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#59
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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#60
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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#61
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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#62
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:16
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Fairing sep...
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#63
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:17
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#64
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:18
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Everything looks good. Flight nominal...
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#65
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:19
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Second stage main engine burn ending. Vernier engines still firing...
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#66
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:20
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The Ecuadorian coverage is a bit strange. They've had some patriotic music running on a loop every 15 seconds.
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#67
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:20
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#68
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:21
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Vernier shut-off in 5 minutes
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#69
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:21
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#70
by
catdlr
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:21
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Just after launch, i thought I saw fuel spilling out (venting) mid way up the LV. Did anyone else notice that or is this usual for this LV?
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#71
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:22
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Vernier firing will end at 0425:30UTC...
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#72
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:23
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Just after launch, i thought I saw fuel spilling out (venting) mid way up the LV. Did anyone else notice that or is this usual for this LV?
This is usual for CZ-2D.
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#73
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:23
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Gaofen-1 will separate at 0426:01UTC...
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#74
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:24
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overflying Myanmar
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#75
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:25
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Flight nominal... Pegaso separation schedule for 0426:37UTC.
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#76
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:26
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#77
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:26
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#78
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:27
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Separation Pegaso
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#79
by
Satori
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:28
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Looks like the CubeSats have separated... Commemorating Pegaso sep...
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#80
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 04:45
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#81
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 06:32
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#82
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 06:48
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#83
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 07:01
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As seen from the photo above, the rocket launched today is CZ-2D s/n Y18.
Did I mention that the cubesat dispenser and launch services were managed by
the Dutch company Innovative Solutions In Space (ISIS), which also built the dispensers used for cubesat deployment on the last Indian launch in February, the Bion-M launch last week, the one on Antares' test flight, and will again fly on board the second Vega next week?
Also one information about GF-1 that I have forgotten to mention: the satellite expectancy is 5-8 years (rather large uncertainty!).
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#84
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 07:31
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#85
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 07:36
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#86
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 07:42
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#87
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 07:53
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USSTRATCOM has catalogued a first object:
39150/2013-018A in 636 x 663 km x 98.37°
Period: 97.70 minutes
epoch: April 26, 0655UTC
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#88
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 08:02
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and now a second object:
39151/2013-018B in 630 x 654 km x 98.06°
Period: 97.55 minutes
epoch: April 26, 0655UTC
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#89
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 08:14
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The Ecuadorian space agency gives provisional tle for Pegaso
http://pegaso.exa.ec/index-en.htmlresulting in the following orbit:
631 x 647 km x 98.06°
Period: 97.50 minutes
epoch: April 26, 0426UTC
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#90
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Apr, 2013 08:32
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Pre-launch processing photos:
Apparently the satellite actually has 6 different cameras (will need to check their details) that should be able to reduce China's reliance on foreign commercial imaging satellites with wide image swath and (roughly) meter-class resolution, although China is still behind major space nations in terms of satellite capabilities such as camera resolution and satellite pointing agility. Not surprisingly, the areas devastated in the recent 2013 Sichuan earthquake will be the priority target for the satellite's early observations.
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/04-26/4769004.shtml
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#91
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 10:45
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and now a third object
39152/2013-018C in 633 x 654 km x 98.06°
Period: 97.58 minutes
epoch April 26, 0833UTC
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#92
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 15:43
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5 objects designators/IDs have been reserved by USSTRATCOM
2013-018A to E /39150 to 39154
to take into account 1 S/C, 3 nanosats and CZ-2D 2nd stage
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#93
by
input~2
on 26 Apr, 2013 16:07
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Current LTDN of object A is 10:31 am
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#94
by
baldusi
on 26 Apr, 2013 20:34
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Congratulations to the Capitán Beto crew!
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#95
by
Lewis007
on 27 Apr, 2013 07:47
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Talking about the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut Ronnie Nader ()
I think he is the director of EXA....
Yes, but they said he went to Russia and became the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut...
Some info on Ronnie Nader
http://www.spacefacts.de/english/bio_cand.htm
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#96
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 27 Apr, 2013 07:51
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Talking about the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut Ronnie Nader ()
I think he is the director of EXA....
Yes, but they said he went to Russia and became the first Ecuadorian cosmonaut...
Some info on Ronnie Nader
http://www.spacefacts.de/english/bio_cand.htm
Interesting person! So he did went to GCTC for a sub-orbital flight training under a Space Adventures contract about 10 years ago....
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#97
by
Lewis007
on 27 Apr, 2013 07:52
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#98
by
input~2
on 27 Apr, 2013 17:18
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#99
by
input~2
on 15 May, 2013 15:54
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#100
by
input~2
on 16 May, 2013 15:45
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#101
by
input~2
on 16 May, 2013 16:16
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#102
by
input~2
on 16 May, 2013 16:38
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now the live feed is better
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#103
by
Satori
on 23 May, 2013 17:03
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#104
by
Satori
on 24 May, 2013 00:13
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According to Ronnie Nader, Pegaso has lost its attitude after the impact but its still transmitting. They are trying to get the signals from the satellite. Its orbital inclination was also affected.
There are news that CubeBug-1 was also hit by the debris; there are reports of a fast spinning and orbital inclination change too.
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#105
by
Liss
on 24 May, 2013 08:46
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EXA statement (in Spanish) at:
http://www.exa.ec/bp52/ My humble comment: I was not able to see any significant changes in orbits of any of the three nanosatellites from this launch.
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#106
by
jcm
on 25 May, 2013 08:28
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EXA statement (in Spanish) at: http://www.exa.ec/bp52/
My humble comment: I was not able to see any significant changes in orbits of any of the three nanosatellites from this launch.
I'm surprised not to see more discussion of this. Is it really true that old satellites travel surrounded by a cloud of uncataloged debris sufficient to take out cubesats? That must imply current debris generation (or the debris would have moved away due to differential drag). And would presumably have been seen in post-flight inspection of Shuttle. Or is this object 15890 special somehow - I don't think so. Something very strange about this report.
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#107
by
gwiz
on 25 May, 2013 09:46
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Something very strange about this report.
They had warning of a close encounter, so maybe its not the result of an impact but of them sending some over-hasty commands that screwed things up.
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#108
by
Liss
on 25 May, 2013 11:52
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Something very strange about this report.
They had warning of a close encounter, so maybe its not the result of an impact but of them sending some over-hasty commands that screwed things up.
Fortunately not true. According to Ronnie Nader, the commands were to put Pegaso into safe mode.
So what we really know and what is confirmed.
1. Pegaso survived the event -- it is transmitting.
2. Pegaso is tumbling -- this is visible in the received signal patterns. Rates of tumbling aren't known as of this morning, hence the time needed to stop rotation can't be predicted. Also, I don't believe any commands could put it into tumbling.
3. Several versions of what's happened are on the table. Side contact with the stage as in the case of CERISE; hit of a paint chip or a fuel droplet related to the stage; wild coincedence -- a collision with some other debris or even with a meteoritic particle of Eta Acuaridae flow.
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#109
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 06 Jun, 2013 05:45
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#110
by
input~2
on 30 Dec, 2013 13:30
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Gaofen-1 was put into operation to-day
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source)
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#111
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Mar, 2014 22:21
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(NSFSat-1 anyone?)
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