Shi Jian 11-07, CZ-2C, JSLC - 05:28UTC, September 28, 2014

• Shi Jian 11-07, CZ-2C, JSLC - 05:28UTC, September 28, 2014 by beidou on 08 Sep, 2014 18:35
• This might be the next launch from Jiuquan.
• #1 by russianhalo117 on 19 Sep, 2014 15:37
• BUMP
  
  A CZ-2C launcher has been fully stacked at a pad at JSLC. Stacking was reported as completed today.
  
  

  Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 19 Sep, 2014 09:44

  There will be one more Chinese satellite launch within this month - a Long March 2C has been stacked at Jiuquan. Apparently it and another LM-2C were sent there in late August.
  
  Another SJ-11? Or something more....surprising? 
  
  Source
  
• #2 by Chris Bergin on 22 Sep, 2014 12:23
• Ok guys. Rui is on vacations this week and has sent me a draft in case of a launch.
  
  I'd appreciate it if I could be PMed if there's an update to when this will occur and if there's a change from this being a Long March-2C with Shijian 11-07 (as currently assumed).
• #3 by Galactic Penguin SST on 22 Sep, 2014 12:27
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 22 Sep, 2014 12:23

  Ok guys. Rui is on vacations this week and has sent me a draft in case of a launch.
  
  I'd appreciate it if I could be PMed if there's an update to when this will occur and if there's a change from this being a Long March-2C with Shijian 11-07 (as currently assumed).
  

  
  Copy that! I personally don't see this launching until a few days later given that the pad was only last used 18 days ago (which is their current record, BTW  ).
• #4 by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 Sep, 2014 06:20
• Maybe it's launching at ~05:15 UTC on September 29? 
  
  A1799/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N331253E0973241-N330323E0982258-N334527E0983435-N335501E0974354 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 29 SEP 05:05 2014 UNTIL 29 SEP 05:50 2014. CREATED: 24 SEP 03:01 2014
  
  A1798/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N355224E0983454-N354811E0985737 N361428E0990510-N361842E0984220 BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 29 SEP 05:05 2014 UNTIL 29 SEP 05:42 2014. CREATED: 24 SEP 02:59 2014
  
  (someone please help with visualizing the closure zones....)
• #5 by Liss on 24 Sep, 2014 08:10
• Two zones for a SSO launch:
  
  

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• #6 by Kryten on 24 Sep, 2014 08:15
•  Could that be for KZ-2?
• #7 by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 Sep, 2014 08:17
• Quote from: Kryten on 24 Sep, 2014 08:15

  Could that be for KZ-2?
  

  
  Probably too long range to be for KZ - in fact it seems that the drop zones are identical to that of SJ-11-06 earlier this year. 
• #8 by Liss on 24 Sep, 2014 08:27
• Zones are also exactly the same as announced in July 2013 for Shijian 11-05.
  Launch time planned seems to be 05:28 UTC.
• #9 by Galactic Penguin SST on 26 Sep, 2014 11:25
• Seems to be moving up one day to September 28, same launch time. (probably weather related - the last two Chinese launches were both moved up one day based on weather predictions at LRR, as reported post-launch)
  
  A1824/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
  BY:N331253E0973241-N330323E0982258-N334527E0983435-N335501E0974354
  BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 28 SEP 05:05 2014 UNTIL 28
  SEP 05:50 2014. CREATED: 26 SEP 06:17 2014
  
  A1823/14 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
  BY:N355224E0983454-N354811E0985737 N361428E0990510-N361842E0984220
  BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. GND - UNL, 28 SEP 05:05 2014 UNTIL 28
  SEP 05:42 2014. CREATED: 26 SEP 06:16 2014
• #10 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 05:32
• Should have launched by now. Standing by...
• #11 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 05:47
• Liftoff and launch success has just been confirmed. And it's indeed SJ-11-07 this time.
• #12 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 05:54
• BTW liftoff time is 05:13 UTC, 15 minutes earlier than we have guessed.
• #13 by jcm on 28 Sep, 2014 06:25
• Chinese report at
  
  http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-09/28/c_1112660982.htm
  
  
  Launch of Shi Jian shiyi hao 07 xing (SJ 11 sat 07), built by CAST DFH Satellite Co.
• #14 by Salo on 28 Sep, 2014 07:01
• http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/28/c_133678962.htm
  
  China launches experimental satellite
  English.news.cn   2014-09-28 14:09:49
  
  JIUQUAN, Gansu, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched an experimental satellite into preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in its northwestern gobi desert on Sunday.
  
  The Shijian-11-07 was boosted by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 1:13 p.m. Beijing Time. The satellite, which was developed by China Spacesat Co. Ltd under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, will be used to conduct scientific experiments in space.
  
  This was the 194th flight of the Long March rocket series.
  
  (To stay up to date with the latest China news, follow XHNews on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/XHNews and Xinhua News Agency on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency.)
• #15 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 07:35
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• #16 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 08:36
• 1st orbital elements: 2014-059A/40261: 684 x 706 km, 98.67 min., 98.11°
• #17 by Chris Bergin on 28 Sep, 2014 09:09
• Rui's article:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/09/china-launches-secretive-shijian-11-mission/
• #18 by input~2 on 28 Sep, 2014 13:56
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 08:36

  1st orbital elements: 2014-059A/40261: 684 x 706 km, 98.67 min., 98.11°
  

  4 more objects have now been catalogued:
  2014-059B/40262 in 624 x 692 km 98.15°
  2014-059C/40263 in 659 x 816 km  98.36°
  2014-059D/40264 in 659 x 822 km  97.89°
  2014-059E/40265 in 690 x 976 km 97.94°
• #19 by Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 15:04
• This is apparently the 200th orbital launch attempt made by a DF-5 ICBM derivated rocket! 
• #20 by Phillip Clark on 28 Sep, 2014 16:13
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 28 Sep, 2014 15:04

  This is apparently the 200th orbital launch attempt made by a DF-5 ICBM derivated rocket! 
  

  
  My count is 206 launches which were intended to reach LEO - this excludes the foreign launches of Chinese satellites.   Sounding rockets, launch vehicle tests intended to be sub-orbital and the ASAT weapons are also excluded from this count.
  
  There were 2 CZ-1 launches, 3 KT-1 launches and 1 KZ launch.   So subtracting these - yes, 200 is the correct figure for the FB-1, CZ-2, CZ-3 and CZ-4 families of launch vehicles, all derived from the DF-5!
• #21 by gwiz on 28 Sep, 2014 16:34
• Quote from: input~2 on 28 Sep, 2014 13:56

  4 more objects have now been catalogued:
  

  Respectively, final stage and three retro covers.
• #22 by Liss on 28 Sep, 2014 19:11
• Precise launch time:
  
  
• #23 by input~2 on 28 Sep, 2014 19:40
• Short launch video
  http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10334/87624a7ab393403fa523560efc7ae5ad

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• #24 by Targeteer on 29 Sep, 2014 03:21
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 28 Sep, 2014 09:09

  Rui's article:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/09/china-launches-secretive-shijian-11-mission/
  

  
  Article linked on a pretty good Facebook page that deals with technology, intelligence, and military issues
  
  https://www.facebook.com/IDCsync?ref=stream
• #25 by Lewis007 on 29 Sep, 2014 10:37
• Launch video on YouTube
  
  
  
• #26 by limen4 on 09 Oct, 2014 20:16
• The launcher was Y31
• #27 by Satori on 09 Oct, 2014 20:23
• Quote from: limen4 on 09 Oct, 2014 20:16

  The launcher was Y31
  

  
  Thank you, limen4!!!