Five of the failures were first flights.
* 9 Feb 20 Simorgh F4
*16 Mar 20 CZ-7A F1
*23 Mar 20 Rocket 3.0 (1 of 3)
* 9 Apr 20 CZ-3B/E F1
*25 May 20 LauncherOne F1
* 4 Jul 20 Electron F13
*10 Jul 20 KZ-11 F1
I don’t think Rocket 3.0 was a failure because it never left the ground.
Agreed, first there was a 'no launch' (scrub) and then there was an explosion during pad testing not associated with a launch attempt; I characterize that as an industrial accident rather than a space launch failure.
Five of the failures were first flights.
* 9 Feb 20 Simorgh F4
*16 Mar 20 CZ-7A F1
*23 Mar 20 Rocket 3.0 (1 of 3)
* 9 Apr 20 CZ-3B/E F1
*25 May 20 LauncherOne F1
* 4 Jul 20 Electron F13
*10 Jul 20 KZ-11 F1
I don’t think Rocket 3.0 was a failure because it never left the ground.
Agreed, first there was a 'no launch' (scrub) and then there was an explosion during pad testing not associated with a launch attempt; I characterize that as an industrial accident rather than a space launch failure.
It's just like the AMOS 6 explosion.
When was the last time China failed three orbital launches in a year (if ever)?
CZ-3B/E is not a new variant of the rocket and in fact is an old designation for the series.
CZ-3B/E was first introduced in 2007 and includes three variants: the CZ-3B/G2, CZ-3B/G3, and CZ-3B/YZ-1.
If you look into my older articles about Chinese launches, this designation was already used.
When was the last time China failed three orbital launches in a year (if ever)?
Never to my knowledge, but then again China for many years (1971-2006 and 2009) performed less than 10 orbital launches per year, almost all using the same launch vehicle family. During the past few years, China has begun introducing numerous (at least eight) new launch vehicle families like the CZ-5 family and smaller solid motor rockets, which naturally have higher failure rates during their early attempts.
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I wouldn't say it low quality, it just a regular romance and family drama with the usual plotlines of dating, marriage, car accidents, family sickness, house hunting, in laws fighting each other and normal workplace drama plots (basically substituting game/clothing line/website launches with rocket launches) etc. Only that the main characters happens to be aerospace engineers, and there are rocket launch videos spliced in between. Interesting the drama starts with the 1996 CZ-3B disaster, and how the group of character move from that low point to the present day. Just don't expect any technical points or insights. Still worth a watch if you have no idea how Chinese space industry or any other workplace functions at all.
episode 1 here
The fairing looks a bit unusual.
I wouldn't say it low quality, it just a regular romance and family drama with the usual plotlines of dating, marriage, car accidents, family sickness, house hunting, in laws fighting each other and normal workplace drama plots (basically substituting game/clothing line/website launches with rocket launches) etc. Only that the main characters happens to be aerospace engineers, and there are rocket launch videos spliced in between. Interesting the drama starts with the 1996 CZ-3B disaster, and how the group of character move from that low point to the present day. Just don't expect any technical points or insights. Still worth a watch if you have no idea how Chinese space industry or any other workplace functions at all.
Do they clone the Saturn V in the Series?
I wouldn't say it low quality, it just a regular romance and family drama with the usual plotlines of dating, marriage, car accidents, family sickness, house hunting, in laws fighting each other and normal workplace drama plots (basically substituting game/clothing line/website launches with rocket launches) etc. Only that the main characters happens to be aerospace engineers, and there are rocket launch videos spliced in between. Interesting the drama starts with the 1996 CZ-3B disaster, and how the group of character move from that low point to the present day. Just don't expect any technical points or insights. Still worth a watch if you have no idea how Chinese space industry or any other workplace functions at all.
Do they clone the Saturn V in the Series?
No, but that's clearly a saturn V. so it's either a generic representation of a rocket in the intro or it is used as inspiration for one of the character's childhood. It would not be surprising for footage of the moon landing and giant saturn V to inspire someone to get into the field.