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#20
by
Damon Hill
on 31 Dec, 2014 03:55
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Should be the 92nd launch of the year, the most since 1994. December was a really busy month.
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#21
by
averagespacejoe
on 31 Dec, 2014 04:01
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I have some counts saying 91 either way it was a hell of a year. The first Firework of the New Year's Eve celebration and it makes sense it was Chinese since I believe they invented the firework
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#22
by
Phillip Clark
on 31 Dec, 2014 04:36
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Calling this FY-2 #8 includes the satellite which exploded during pre-launch fuelling, I believe.
I have always called the first orbital FY-2 "1R" ("replacement") and so for me this satellite is FY-2 #7.
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#23
by
Salo
on 31 Dec, 2014 04:38
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China launches satellite Fengyun-II 08
A Long March-3A rocket carrying meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 08 blasts off from the launching pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 31, 2014. Wednesday's launch marked the 203rd mission for the Long March rocket family. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014-12/31/c_133889560.htm
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#24
by
jcm
on 31 Dec, 2014 04:54
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Calling this FY-2 #8 includes the satellite which exploded during pre-launch fuelling, I believe.
I have always called the first orbital FY-2 "1R" ("replacement") and so for me this satellite is FY-2 #7.
It is production serial number 8 and the Chinese language xinhua refer to it as such.
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#25
by
jcm
on 31 Dec, 2014 05:03
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#26
by
input~2
on 31 Dec, 2014 05:54
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#27
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Dec, 2014 09:59
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#28
by
Skyrocket
on 31 Dec, 2014 10:09
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Somewhat terrifying, that people stand this close and touching the engines, while toxic fumes rise from the wreckage.
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#29
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Dec, 2014 10:25
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In other news, one object from this launch (40367/2014-090A) is being tracked in a 321 x 37203 km x 24.55 deg. orbit.
Somewhat terrifying, that people stand this close and touching the engines, while toxic fumes rise from the wreckage.
Indeed. I wonder if the local police/military are notified of the potential hazards of fallen hypergolic rocket stages....
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#30
by
toruonu
on 31 Dec, 2014 10:57
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Did anyone know in advance that this was planned? If indeed it's a first stage recovery then they're quite nicely along with the stage having survived most of the descent though can't quite make out at what speed it could be coming in...
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#31
by
The Amazing Catstronaut
on 31 Dec, 2014 12:17
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Dropping hypergolic rockets errantly over populated landmasses is wrong on so many levels.
That's a forest, for crying out loud, and those are human beings.
Edit: I'm pretty certain that wasn't a first stage recovery attempt, personally.
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#32
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Dec, 2014 12:48
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Dropping hypergolic rockets errantly over populated landmasses is wrong on so many levels. That's a forest, for crying out loud, and those are human beings.
Edit: I'm pretty certain that wasn't a first stage recovery attempt, personally.
Next time I might need to add a sarcastic tag to such posts.....
As for dropping hypergolic rockets on populated terrain.....well I don't know where else in China can you launch rockets, except for the eastern seaboard. But in the days of Chairman Mao attempting to launch such things from the east would lead to Western/Soviet bomber attacks instantly.
Hence the Chinese are switching to kerolox/hydrolox/solid for the next generation rockets, build a new launch center on Hainan Island for most future launches, and is researching on fly-back boosters for use on the existing launch sites.
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#33
by
Jamsta
on 31 Dec, 2014 12:48
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Dropping hypergolic rockets errantly over populated landmasses is wrong on so many levels. That's a forest, for crying out loud, and those are human beings.
Edit: I'm pretty certain that wasn't a first stage recovery attempt, personally.
Well at least they don't have to worry about range issue red tape in China..
(I jest)
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#34
by
robertross
on 31 Dec, 2014 13:11
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#35
by
Liss
on 31 Dec, 2014 13:54
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Calling this FY-2 #8 includes the satellite which exploded during pre-launch fuelling, I believe.
I have always called the first orbital FY-2 "1R" ("replacement") and so for me this satellite is FY-2 #7.
It is production serial number 8 and the Chinese language xinhua refer to it as such.
Exactly -- but in English language Chinese sources they do refer to it as FY-2G starting with FY-2A = FY-2 #02.
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#36
by
DatUser14
on 31 Dec, 2014 14:17
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Was that supposed to happen? I'm confused.
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#37
by
Phillip Clark
on 31 Dec, 2014 14:25
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Was that supposed to happen? I'm confused.
The first FY-2 exploded in a pre-launch accident - while it was being fuelled - so it did not receive a sequential number in the launch record.
The second FY-2 was the first to reach orbit: the Chinese call this either FY-2 #2 or FY-2A in English.
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#38
by
eeergo
on 31 Dec, 2014 15:05
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Looks like the fins were lost during the stage's re-entry. Thank you for the pictures, very nice to see such an event in action!
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#39
by
kevin-rf
on 31 Dec, 2014 15:37
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Dropping hypergolic rockets errantly over populated landmasses is wrong on so many levels. That's a forest, for crying out loud, and those are human beings.
Edit: I'm pretty certain that wasn't a first stage recovery attempt, personally.
Well at least they don't have to worry about range issue red tape in China..
(I jest)
No, just need a pile of little green rectangles to get approvals...
That's a forest, for crying out loud, and those are human beings.
