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Shi Jian 11-05, CZ-2C, JSLC - July 15, 2013 (0927UTC)
by
beidou
on 16 Jun, 2013 09:44
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#1
by
Satori
on 17 Jun, 2013 10:43
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According to a comment on 9ifly Chinese space forum, the launch team arrived at Jiuquan on June 15th.
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#2
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 17 Jun, 2013 10:49
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According to a comment on 9ifly Chinese space forum, the launch team arrived at Jiuquan on June 15th.
So this means launch is scheduled around late July - early August.
There are also rumors of a SJ-11-06 scheduled later this year (maybe immediately after -05?).
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#3
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Jul, 2013 13:11
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Looks like it will go first on July 15!
A0971/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N355224E0983454-N354811E0985737-N361428E0990510-N361842E0984220-N35 5224E0983454. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 15 JUL 09:20 2013 UNTIL 15 JUL 09:41 2013. CREATED: 12 JUL 05:59 2013
A0972/13 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N331253E0973241-N330323E0982258-N334527E0983435-N335501E0974354- N331253E0973241 VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 15 JUL 09:20 2013 UNTIL 15 JUL 09:49 2013. CREATED: 12 JUL 06:01 2013 Expect launch time at 09:28 UTC.
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#4
by
Artyom.
on 14 Jul, 2013 11:56
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Will there be a live broadcast of this launch
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#5
by
input~2
on 14 Jul, 2013 12:17
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Will there be a live broadcast of this launch ?
No
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#6
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 14 Jul, 2013 12:55
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Will there be a live broadcast of this launch ?
No
Expect Chang'e 3 to be the next Chinese launch w/ broadcast.
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#7
by
input~2
on 14 Jul, 2013 19:24
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Portions of airways closed due to first stage and fairing drop zones
A0986/13 - THE FLW SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.Y1:LUSMA - OMBON. 2.Y2:MEPEP - LUVAR. 3.L888:MUMAN - LUVAR. 15 JUL 09:15 2013 UNTIL 15 JUL 09:50 2013. CREATED: 14 JUL 14:21 2013
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#8
by
Chris Bergin
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:30
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Let's see if we can find a launch confirmation.
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#9
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:32
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OK I am stumped on this one - up till now every search I made about anything linked to a launch turned up zilch.
I am not even sure if there's a launch at all....
(evidences are suggestive, but not conclusive enough to make a confirmation)
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#10
by
Satori
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:46
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Someone on the 9ifly forum is saying 'success'. Doesn't know what this means (launch success?).
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#11
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:47
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I can confirm that it did launch; not sure about success yet though (see the post above me).
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#12
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:52
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I think it's a safe bet that the launch was successful...
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#13
by
Chris Bergin
on 15 Jul, 2013 09:53
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#14
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Jul, 2013 10:01
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Launch success officially confirmed - launch time is a bit early though, 09:27:03 UTC. This launch used CZ-2C s/n Y23.
Link
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#15
by
Satori
on 15 Jul, 2013 10:53
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#16
by
Satori
on 15 Jul, 2013 10:57
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#17
by
Satori
on 15 Jul, 2013 11:07
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A few more launch photos...
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#18
by
input~2
on 15 Jul, 2013 11:13
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A first object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
39202/2013-035A in
684 x 749 km x 98.14°
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#19
by
input~2
on 15 Jul, 2013 11:42
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A second object (presumably the S/C) has been catalogued
39203/2013-035B in
681 x 704 km x 98.10° (epoch July 15, 1032UTC)
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#20
by
input~2
on 15 Jul, 2013 11:50
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Coverage of the 4 SJ-11 satellites to-day at 1043UTC
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#21
by
input~2
on 15 Jul, 2013 12:12
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#22
by
Star One
on 15 Jul, 2013 12:38
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According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
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#23
by
Satori
on 15 Jul, 2013 12:52
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According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
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#24
by
Star One
on 15 Jul, 2013 13:04
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According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
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#25
by
beidou
on 15 Jul, 2013 16:54
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#26
by
beidou
on 17 Jul, 2013 11:29
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#27
by
weedenbc
on 21 Jul, 2013 17:22
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According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
I'd be very skeptical about any early warning constellation in LEO. This is generally not done, as you need a very large number of satellites to get the necessary coverage and temporal resolution. No one else has gone the route of early warning in LEO, so I think there would need to be some significant evidence showing why China would go that route.
However, they still may be IR satellites doing imaging or tracking. That's perfectly feasible and something several other countries are doing. But it's very different from early warning.
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#28
by
Star One
on 21 Jul, 2013 19:51
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According to article up thread these are early warning satellites then?
"According to the Chinese media, this mission involved an “experimental satellite” (...).
However, some observers noted that the Shijian-11 series could be related with a constellation of operational early warning satellites."
The orbits suggest the early warning theory?
I'd be very skeptical about any early warning constellation in LEO. This is generally not done, as you need a very large number of satellites to get the necessary coverage and temporal resolution. No one else has gone the route of early warning in LEO, so I think there would need to be some significant evidence showing why China would go that route.
However, they still may be IR satellites doing imaging or tracking. That's perfectly feasible and something several other countries are doing. But it's very different from early warning.
Thanks. The article didn't add up for me once I saw the orbits that's why I questioned it.
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#29
by
limen4
on 16 Feb, 2014 13:32
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Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
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#30
by
Skyrocket
on 16 Feb, 2014 17:08
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Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
It is not an image of SJ-11 - it is the US STSS early warning satellite.
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#31
by
limen4
on 16 Feb, 2014 17:25
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Not sure if this is a real image of SJ-11(05)
It is not an image of SJ-11 - it is the US STSS early warning satellite.
Thank you for clarification.
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I am not even sure if there's a launch at all.... 
(evidences are suggestive, but not conclusive enough to make a confirmation)