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#100
by
Liss
on 07 Dec, 2014 07:16
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I'm wondering about the "200th Long March" claim. I count 199. Does "200" require inclusion of "Chinasat 0" in 1969? The latter launch does not seem to be recognized in official databases.
- Ed Kyle
My database lists 214 Chinese attempts to launch satellites for all vehicles, including the new CBERS 4: of those there were 8 FB-1, 3 KT-1 and 2 KZ, so that means 201 launches of CZ vehicles - agreeing with 200 before the CBERS launch.
I count this to be 214th orbital launch attempt including 8 FB-1, 3 KT-1 and 3 KZ, so indeed this is the 200th orbital attempt by Changzheng familiy of vehicles; of them five failures (1974, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013) and six wrong orbits (1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2009).
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#101
by
Phillip Clark
on 07 Dec, 2014 07:31
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I know that this is getting off-topic so I might get ceremoniously shot by a dear administrator, but looking back the KZ failure has not been verified as an actual launch attempt on any of the appropriate threads. So, was it a launch failure or not?
This will teach me not to do things when i am half asleep. Double-checking my list I have included the supposed KZ maiden launch failure, so that means an extra launch to subtract from my total of 214, giving 200 launches of CZ vehicles including CBERS 4.
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#102
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:40
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I can't see clearly from the available video, but looks like the exact launch time was 0326:04.613UTC.
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#103
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:57
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#104
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:58
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#105
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:58
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NORAD tracking:
CBERS-4 (2014-079A/40336): 738 x 748 km x 98.55 deg.
CZ-4B 3rd stage (2014-079B/40337): 478 x 740 km x 98.44 deg.
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#106
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:59
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And more launch images...
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#107
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 10:59
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And a final launch image...
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#108
by
Satori
on 07 Dec, 2014 11:01
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#109
by
input~2
on 08 Dec, 2014 06:48
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#110
by
jcm
on 08 Dec, 2014 22:45
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Previous CBERS satellites have also been called Ziyuan-1 in China, so I was expecting this one to be ZY1-04
資源一號04星 - but instead it seems only to be referred to as CBERS-04 中巴地球资源卫星04星
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#111
by
Satori
on 09 Dec, 2014 11:22
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#112
by
Satori
on 09 Dec, 2014 11:25
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#113
by
Bob Shaw
on 09 Dec, 2014 11:36
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Interesting images! Any idea where they are located?
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#114
by
Satori
on 09 Dec, 2014 11:47
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Interesting images! Any idea where they are located?
They show a region called 'Armação de Búzios', near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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#115
by
Nordren
on 10 Dec, 2014 06:17
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#116
by
Satori
on 20 Jul, 2015 20:06
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