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TJSW-2 - CZ-3B - Xichang - January 5, 2017 (15:18 UTC)
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 08 Dec, 2016 07:09
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This photo showing satellite engineers (for both FY-4A and the mysterious sat flying late this month) visiting nearby villages in one of China's poorest regions leaves no doubt as to the identity of the latter satellite.
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#1
by
russianhalo117
on 08 Dec, 2016 14:36
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This photo showing satellite engineers (for both FY-4A and the mysterious sat flying late this month) visiting nearby villages in one of China's poorest regions leaves no doubt as to the identity of the latter satellite.
A State of XSLC Pads Update:
LC1: LC1 continues to have construction between launches for an unknown reason.
LC2: A CZ-3B family rocket is currently being stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.
LC3: FY-4A's CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked on LC3.
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#2
by
Skyrocket
on 08 Dec, 2016 14:37
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This photo showing satellite engineers (for both FY-4A and the mysterious sat flying late this month) visiting nearby villages in one of China's poorest regions leaves no doubt as to the identity of the latter satellite.
A State of XSLC Pads Update:
LC1: LC1 continues to have construction between launches for an unknown reason.
LC2: A CZ-3B family rocket is currently being stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.
LC3: FY-4A's CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked on LC3.
Isn't LC3 the new designation for the reconstructed LC1?
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#3
by
russianhalo117
on 08 Dec, 2016 14:39
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This photo showing satellite engineers (for both FY-4A and the mysterious sat flying late this month) visiting nearby villages in one of China's poorest regions leaves no doubt as to the identity of the latter satellite.
A State of XSLC Pads Update:
LC1: LC1 continues to have construction between launches for an unknown reason.
LC2: A CZ-3B family rocket is currently being stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.
LC3: FY-4A's CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked on LC3.
Isn't LC3 the new designation for the reconstructed LC1?
LC3 is right next to LC1. If you go on Google Earth you will find there are three pads roughly in a triangle.
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#4
by
Skyrocket
on 08 Dec, 2016 14:52
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A State of XSLC Pads Update:
LC1: LC1 continues to have construction between launches for an unknown reason.
LC2: A CZ-3B family rocket is currently being stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.
LC3: FY-4A's CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked on LC3.
Isn't LC3 the new designation for the reconstructed LC1?
LC3 is right next to LC1. If you go on Google Earth you will find there are three pads roughly in a triangle.
Hm, honestly, i can not spot a third launch pad on Google maps. And our Xichang thread seems to indicate that LC3 is the rebuilt LC1.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=7918.0;all
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#5
by
Satori
on 08 Dec, 2016 17:10
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This photo showing satellite engineers (for both FY-4A and the mysterious sat flying late this month) visiting nearby villages in one of China's poorest regions leaves no doubt as to the identity of the latter satellite.
A State of XSLC Pads Update:
LC1: LC1 continues to have construction between launches for an unknown reason.
LC2: A CZ-3B family rocket is currently being stacked at LC2 for TJS-2.
LC3: FY-4A's CZ-3B/G2 is fully stacked on LC3.
Isn't LC3 the new designation for the reconstructed LC1?
Yes.
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#6
by
limen4
on 08 Dec, 2016 18:40
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#7
by
input~2
on 20 Dec, 2016 06:11
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Expected launch mission codename is "07-76"
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#8
by
Satori
on 20 Dec, 2016 09:09
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Launch schedule for December 30 (Beijing Time).
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#9
by
tehwkd
on 23 Dec, 2016 04:19
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A3265/16 - blue
A3266/16 - yellow
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#10
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 23 Dec, 2016 05:17
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Speaking of TJS-2, rumors are that SAST is the satellite contractor - which would mean it will be their first geostationary comsat (that is, if it really functions as its public name suggests *ahem*
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#11
by
chewi
on 29 Dec, 2016 12:18
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#12
by
ethan829
on 29 Dec, 2016 12:36
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Postponed to January ?
Well that sure would be an anticlimactic end to 2016.
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#13
by
SmallKing
on 29 Dec, 2016 12:48
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According to 9ifly, this launch has been postponed to 4th Jan
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#14
by
Chris Bergin
on 29 Dec, 2016 13:43
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Just adds to January Launch Madness at least!
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#15
by
input~2
on 29 Dec, 2016 14:08
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According to 9ifly, this launch has been postponed to 4th Jan
NOTAMs A3265 & 3266 for December 30 are still in place at this time
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#16
by
AStick
on 29 Dec, 2016 16:26
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Just adds to January Launch Madness at least!
First it was November Nightmare (2013), now it's January Knot. ~150 payloads for the month (if you throw in the ISS deployments as well)
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#17
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 30 Dec, 2016 07:44
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According to 9ifly, this launch has been postponed to 4th Jan
NOTAMs A3265 & 3266 for December 30 are still in place at this time
They are still in effect right now - will watch out if the rumors turned out to be incorrect.
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#18
by
vapour_nudge
on 30 Dec, 2016 08:54
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Just adds to January Launch Madness at least!
It appears it will settle down in February
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#19
by
Chris Bergin
on 30 Dec, 2016 11:57
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Well this is a fun one. If they do launch today, China takes the lead in the 2016 launch count!
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