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BeiDou-3 MEO-3 & MEO-4 - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC - February 12, 2018 (05:03 UTC)
by
beidou
on 11 Jun, 2017 22:01
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Second BeiDou launch in 2018.
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#1
by
beidou
on 12 Jan, 2018 19:49
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The next BeiDou launch to watch out.
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#2
by
zubenelgenubi
on 13 Jan, 2018 09:29
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Given:
China launches in 2017 (times in UTC)
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09 - September 29 (04:21:05.318) - CZ-2C (Y29) - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-01 Yaogan Weixing-30-01A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (1A, 1B, 1C))
11 - November 5 (11:45:04.244) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 (Y46/Y4) - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3MEO1 (Beidou-24); Beidou-3MEO2 (Beidou-25)
14 - November 24 (18:10:05.130) - CZ-2C (Y33) - XSLC, LC3 - Yaogan 30-02A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (2A, 2B, 2C))
16 - December 10 (16:40:04.230) - CZ-3B/G2 (Y40) - XSLC, LC2 - AlComSat-1
18 - December 25 (19:42:05.269) - CZ-2C (Y34) - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-03 Yaogan Weixing-30-03A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (3A, 3B, 3C))
December 25
And:
China launches in 2018 (times in UTC)
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02 - January 11 (23:18:04.616) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 (Y45/Y5) - XSLC (07-82), LC2 - Beidou-3MEO7 'Beidou-26'; Beidou-3MEO8 'Beidou-27'
China launch schedule
2018
<snip>
January 26 29 - CZ-2C - XSLC, LC3 - YG-30-04 Yaogan Weixing-30-04A, B, C (CX-5 Changxin-5 (4A, 4B, 4C))
February 15 (?) - CZ-3B/YZ-1 - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3M5; Beidou-3M6
January 12
And given that successive orbital launches from Xichang can happen as quickly as a 2-3 week interval;
It tracks that, given no other information, such as a satellite or launch vehicle processing delay, this launch can happen on (or near) February 15.
This is one day before Chinese Lunar New Year, which often brings a hiatus to launch activities, due to extensive leave-taking and travel.
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#3
by
Satori
on 26 Jan, 2018 19:07
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Looks like next Beidou-3 launch will be with MEO-3 and MEO-4 satellites.
Launch apparently schedule for February 12.
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#4
by
beidou
on 26 Jan, 2018 20:03
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This now can be as early as on Feb 12th.
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#5
by
Satori
on 30 Jan, 2018 10:51
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China Aerospace Philately issued a notice saying that the launch will take place at 20:00 local on February 11.
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#6
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 07 Feb, 2018 08:12
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China Aerospace Philately issued a notice saying that the launch will take place at 20:00 local on February 11.
Looks like the launch time is incorrect:
A0431/18 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N180540E1115053-N184350E1111900-N181640E1104331-N173836E1111528 BACK TO START. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 11 FEB 05:03 2018 UNTIL 11 FEB 05:32 2018. CREATED: 07 FEB 02:42 2018
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#7
by
DF31
on 07 Feb, 2018 13:17
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#8
by
input~2
on 07 Feb, 2018 16:14
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NOTAM for 2nd stage debris
B0588/18 - DUE TO SPACEFLIGHT ACT OF ATM BUREAU OF CAAC WI THE AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY 12 10 19N 116 31 00E - 12 53 32N 115 57 34E - 12 27 11N 115 22 24E - 11 44 02N 115 55 52E, THE FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS WILL BE CLSD 1. M754 BTN GUKUM AND LULBU ALTN RTE: GUKUM DCT REKEL DCT LULBU AND VICE-VERSA 2. M765 BTN PANDI AND NOBEN ALTN RTE: PANDI W17 LULBU DCT REKEL AND VICE-VERSA. 11 FEB 04:55 2018 UNTIL 11 FEB 05:45 2018. CREATED: 07 FEB 06:41 2018
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#9
by
Satori
on 07 Feb, 2018 18:14
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Launcher at the LC2 launch complex at Xichang.
Image from the 9ifly Chinese Space Forum.
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#10
by
Avengers
on 10 Feb, 2018 08:03
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A0455/18 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N180540E1115053-N184350E1111900-N181640E1104331-N173836E1111528
BACK TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN
TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. GND - UNL, 12 FEB 05:03 2018 UNTIL 12 FEB 05:32
2018. CREATED: 10 FEB 08:17 2018
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#11
by
Satori
on 10 Feb, 2018 10:57
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So, launch delayed by 24 hours.
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#12
by
input~2
on 10 Feb, 2018 18:26
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So, launch delayed by 24 hours.
Confirmed
B0654/18 - DUE TO SPACEFLIGHT ACT OF ATM BUREAU OF CAAC WI THE AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY 12 10 19N 116 31 00E - 12 53 32N 115 57 34E - 12 27 11N 115 22 24E - 11 44 02N 115 55 52E, THE FLW ATS RTE SEGMENTS WILL BE CLSD 1. M754 BTN GUKUM AND LULBU ALTN RTE: GUKUM DCT REKEL DCT LULBU AND VICE-VERSA 2. M765 BTN PANDI AND NOBEN ALTN RTE: PANDI W17 LULBU DCT REKEL AND VICE-VERSA. 12 FEB 04:55 2018 UNTIL 12 FEB 05:45 2018. CREATED: 10 FEB 13:19 2018
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#13
by
GELORD
on 11 Feb, 2018 07:10
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Beidou III - satellite test group in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center
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#14
by
SmallKing
on 12 Feb, 2018 00:58
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So, launch delayed by 24 hours.
The reason for the delay was Xi Jinping visited XSLC the day before yesterday
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#15
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Feb, 2018 04:08
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Liftoff confirmed.
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#16
by
Chris Bergin
on 12 Feb, 2018 04:13
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#17
by
GELORD
on 12 Feb, 2018 04:47
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#18
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Feb, 2018 04:47
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#19
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 12 Feb, 2018 06:02
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#20
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 12 Feb, 2018 06:04
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#21
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 12 Feb, 2018 06:47
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#22
by
SmallKing
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:08
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#23
by
SmallKing
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:12
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#24
by
SmallKing
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:14
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#25
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:32
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A lucky house
Considering that Chinese New Year is only 4 days away, that should count as good luck for the next year.
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#26
by
SmallKing
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:33
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#27
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:34
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Oh and launch success has just been officially confirmed. T-0 was at 05:03 UTC.
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#28
by
Avengers
on 12 Feb, 2018 08:54
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#29
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 12 Feb, 2018 10:57
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So, launch delayed by 24 hours.
The reason for the delay was Xi Jinping visited XSLC the day before yesterday
Picture attached, from tweet:
Ah, so the reason the Long March 3B/YZ-1 launch was pushed back to today was a visit by Xi Jinping to Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on the 10th.
https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/963018008611389441
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#30
by
input~2
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:12
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#31
by
input~2
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:15
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A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM
2018-018A/43207 in 160 x 22158 km x 54.85°
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#32
by
chewi
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:18
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From Xinhua
China sent twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into orbithttp://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/12/c_136970281.htmXICHANG, Sichuan, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- China sent two satellites into orbit on a single carrier rocket for its domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Monday.
The twin satellites, which form a network with four previously launched BeiDou-3 satellites, were the fifth and sixth satellites in the BeiDou-3 family. They entered orbit more than three hours after the launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
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#33
by
SciNews
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:33
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Beidou-3 navigation satellites launched by Long March-3B
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#34
by
Phillip Clark
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:37
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Can anyone with better eyesight than mine (99% of the population!) see the launch vehicle serial number on any of the photos please?
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#35
by
Satori
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:37
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Launch time 05:03:04.218UTC
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#36
by
SciNews
on 12 Feb, 2018 11:47
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Images from the control center
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#37
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Feb, 2018 13:15
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#38
by
input~2
on 12 Feb, 2018 16:02
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A first object has been cataloged by USSTRATCOM
2018-018A/43207 in 160 x 22158 km x 54.85°
3 more Objects and old Object A seems to have become new Object C (CZ-3B 3rd stage?)
2018-018A/43207 in 21465 x 22170 km x 55.0° (S/C?)
2018-018B/43208 in 21539 x 22191 km x 54.99° (S/C?)
2018-018C/43209 in 164 x 18630 km x 54.93° (3rd stage?)
2018-018D/43210 in 22184 x 22285 km x 54.80° (YZ-1?)
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#39
by
zubenelgenubi
on 12 Feb, 2018 16:36
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So, launch delayed by 24 hours.
The reason for the delay was Xi Jinping visited XSLC the day before yesterday
Picture attached, from tweet:
Ah, so the reason the Long March 3B/YZ-1 launch was pushed back to today was a visit by Xi Jinping to Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on the 10th.
https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/963018008611389441
Hmm...Why not visit, AND view a launch? It was a mid-day LT, and he IS head of government and head of state.
Did he (or his political advisers) not want to be on-site in case of the slight chance that the launch would less than nominal?
Or security concerns about launch hazards?
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#40
by
input~2
on 12 Feb, 2018 19:13
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Can anyone with better eyesight than mine (99% of the population!) see the launch vehicle serial number on any of the photos please?
From a post on 9ifly
CZ-3B Y47
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#41
by
jcm
on 12 Feb, 2018 21:51
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Can anyone with better eyesight than mine (99% of the population!) see the launch vehicle serial number on any of the photos please?
From a post on 9ifly
CZ-3B Y47
And I assume YZ-1 Y6?
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#42
by
input~2
on 13 Feb, 2018 07:17
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#43
by
input~2
on 13 Feb, 2018 07:41
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#44
by
Liss
on 13 Feb, 2018 08:41
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Satellites delivered to Plane B where BD2-M5, BD2-M6, M3-S, BD3-M1 and BD3-M2 are also located.
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#45
by
GELORD
on 13 Feb, 2018 21:27
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#46
by
Liss
on 08 Mar, 2018 10:09
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As far as I can see the 43207 satellite has been positioned at B-6 slot and the 43208 bird at B-5.
