Shijian-13/ChinaSat 16 - CZ-3B - XSLC - April 12, 2017 (11:04 UTC)

• #20 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 10:30
• From our friends 9ifly.com Chinese space forum...

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• #21 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 11:03
• Standing-by for news from Xichang...
• #22 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 11:12
• Looks like launch already took place.
  
  Let's wait for launch success confirmation...
• #23 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 11:17
• A few low resolution launch pics from 9ifly.com Chinese space forum...

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• #24 by linxiaoyi on 12 Apr, 2017 11:36
• vido：http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjcwNDI1MTYyMA==.html
• #25 by linxiaoyi on 12 Apr, 2017 12:18
• Successful launch，Official press release：http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/12444.html

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• #26 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Apr, 2017 12:38
• Launch time was 11:04 UTC.
• #27 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 14:33
• From Xinhua,
  
  China launches 1st high-throughput communications satellite.
  
  China Focus: China launches 1st high-throughput communications satellite.
• #28 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 14:34
• Launch photos...

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• #29 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2017 14:35
• More launch photos...

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• #30 by linxiaoyi on 12 Apr, 2017 15:16
• Departure time：19:04:04.113（UTC+8）

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• #31 by SciNews on 12 Apr, 2017 17:01
• Shijian-13 launched by Long March-3B
  
• #32 by Jester on 12 Apr, 2017 21:32
• somebody with a cellphone and a dead wish....
  
  via https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight
  

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  Long March 3B-ChinaSat-16.mp4
• #33 by input~2 on 13 Apr, 2017 08:20
• Launch mission codename was 07-77
• #34 by input~2 on 13 Apr, 2017 08:23
• Apparently no TLE published yet for this launch
• #35 by Phillip Clark on 13 Apr, 2017 09:22
• Quote from: input~2 on 13 Apr, 2017 08:23

  Apparently no TLE published yet for this launch
  

  
  There is a problem with Space-Track ..... everything seems to be at least a day late.
• #36 by input~2 on 14 Apr, 2017 06:48
• 2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:
  
  2017-018A/42662 in 243 x 41744 km x 20.96° (Chinasat-16)
  
  2017-018B/42663 in 225 x 40522 km x 20.96° (CZ-3B's 3rd stage)
  
  Edit: object name to be confirmed
• #37 by GELORD on 14 Apr, 2017 09:37
•  Time start -  19:04:04.133 BJT  (11:04:04.133 UTC)

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• #38 by BabaORileyUSA on 14 Apr, 2017 13:07
• Quote from: input~2 on 14 Apr, 2017 06:48

  2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:
  
  2017-018A/42662 in 243 x 41744 km x 20.96° (Chinasat-16)
  
  2017-018B/42663 in 225 x 40522 km x 20.96° (CZ-3B's 3rd stage)
  

  
  That's backwards - the higher apogee object is the RB.
• #39 by input~2 on 15 Apr, 2017 13:48
• Quote from: BabaORileyUSA on 14 Apr, 2017 13:07

  Quote from: input~2 on 14 Apr, 2017 06:48

  2 objects have been cataloged by USSTRATCOM:
  
  2017-018A/42662 in 243 x 41744 km x 20.96° (Chinasat-16)
  
  2017-018B/42663 in 225 x 40522 km x 20.96° (CZ-3B's 3rd stage)
  

  
  That's backwards - the higher apogee object is the RB.
  

  Comparing with TJS-2, Space Track object naming, that I reproduced, seems consistent