LIVE: Tianzhou-1 - CZ-7 (Y2) - WSLC, LC201 - April 20, 2017 (11:41 UTC)

• #40 by Galactic Penguin SST on 17 Apr, 2017 02:31
• Heh, everyone here must be on holiday (including me), because I don't see any posts on the rollout - which has just been completed as I wrote!   
• #41 by Galactic Penguin SST on 17 Apr, 2017 04:41
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 17 Apr, 2017 02:31

  Heh, everyone here must be on holiday (including me), because I don't see any posts on the rollout - which has just been completed as I wrote!   
  

  
  Photos via CCTV:
  
  http://news.cctv.com/2017/04/17/ARTIJOxd3V8pqkmWpLOZvtf1170417.shtml
  https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dFUBhLwH7X1j8Xd-xirS1Q
  

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• #42 by Satori on 17 Apr, 2017 11:06
• From Xinhua,
  
  China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 to be launched.

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• #43 by FutureSpaceTourist on 17 Apr, 2017 11:46
• Some higher-res shots:
  
  

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  CZ-7转运。颜色太浓了

  
  https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/853913939695984641

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• #44 by Galactic Penguin SST on 17 Apr, 2017 13:04
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• #45 by linxiaoyi on 18 Apr, 2017 11:44
• A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED WITHIN A CIRCLE
  CENTERED AT N1937E11057 WITH RADIUS OF 20KM, VERTICAL LIMITS:
  GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 20 APR 11:31 2017 UNTIL 20 APR 11:50 2017. CREATED: 18 APR
  07:40 2017

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• #46 by Svetoslav on 19 Apr, 2017 10:29
• Time given:
  
   CGTN‏Verified account @CGTNOfficial 25m25 minutes ago
  
  China to launch its first cargo spacecraft #Tianzhou1 at 11:41 a.m. GMT at Wenchang Space Launch Center in S. China’s Hainan  #SpaceChina
• #47 by Phillip Clark on 19 Apr, 2017 10:34
• I am hoping that CCTV will be broadcasting the launch "live".   It's only a few hours after the Russian Soyuz-MS 4 launch.
• #48 by Satori on 19 Apr, 2017 10:39
• Any idea if there is a schedule live coverage of the launch?
• #49 by Galactic Penguin SST on 19 Apr, 2017 15:48
• Quote from: Satori on 19 Apr, 2017 10:39

  Any idea if there is a schedule live coverage of the launch?
  

  
  I think so. CCTV will probably follow the coverage method, i.e. something like SpaceX's technical stream on a separate stream (probably at newscctv.net/; maybe someone will take that to YT like last time  ) and then detailed coverage before and after the launch.
  
  And even if CCTV pulls out unexpectedly these websites will probably be doing live coverages (it's Wenchang after all):
  
  http://v.qq.com/live/p/topic/28211/preview.html
  http://v.qq.com/live/p/topic/28284/preview.html
  http://www.kankanews.com/z/2016kjz/index.shtml
  http://news.cnr.cn/zt2017/qhtz/
  
  
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  With this, it's time for moving to live coverage!
• #50 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2017 03:33
• Rui's article for this mission!
  https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/04/tianzhou-1-china-debut-cargo-resupply-tiangong-2/
• #51 by Galactic Penguin SST on 20 Apr, 2017 03:52
• It looks like the CCTV reporters are doing some pre-launch coverage right now: http://www.newscctv.net/219h5/#/article?videoId=E7395D9F-A371-5FAE-E29D-5634AC2FF208
• #52 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 08:24
• Getting some exciting footage of driving down to the launch site. :-)

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• #53 by northenarc on 20 Apr, 2017 09:06
•  Got some reporting here
  
  

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• #54 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:06
• The top platforms have been rotated.

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• #55 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:08
• Docking animation.

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• #56 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:09
• Showing both pads.

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• #57 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:15
• T-2 hour 26 minutes.

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• #58 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:18
• Getting coverage on http://v.qq.com/live/p/topic/28211/preview.html

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• #59 by Steven Pietrobon on 20 Apr, 2017 09:18
• Bit of a murky view.

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