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Gaofen-1-02/03/04 - CZ-4C - TSLC - March 31, 2018 (03:22 UTC)
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input~2
on 27 Mar, 2018 11:21
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Looks like there will be another Chinese launch on March 31 ~03:20 UTC from Taiyuan! The payload is apparently 3 follow-on satellites to GF-1 (it's apparently NOT GF-6) but details are unusually murky for civilian EO satellites in China (yet still more than military birds).
Details coming soon in a dedicated thread.
This could be the one: Taiyuan March 31, ~03:20 UTC
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#1
by
Satori
on 27 Mar, 2018 12:24
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Apparently, according to info on 9ifly Chinese space forum, this are the satellites...
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#2
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 30 Mar, 2018 09:32
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Chinese media quoting the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) confirms that the 3 satellites launching tomorrow are known as GF-1-02, 03 & 04. They are identical to GF-1(-01) launched in April 2013 and will be used as an operational constellation.
Source
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#3
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Phillip Clark
on 30 Mar, 2018 09:44
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Clearly infected by the Yaogan Virus which results in confusing names!!
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#4
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Alter Sachse
on 30 Mar, 2018 09:56
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#5
by
input~2
on 30 Mar, 2018 16:16
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Expected launch code name: 05-58
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#6
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 03:25
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No confirmation of liftoff yet, although I don't expect much from this launch site.
The launch should be completed within 30 minutes - the latter parts of the launch will be tracked by Yuan Wang 3 which is stationed in the southern Indian Ocean right now.
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#7
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 03:31
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Chinese media quoting the Chinese State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) confirms that the 3 satellites launching tomorrow are known as GF-1-02, 03 & 04. They are identical to GF-1(-01) launched in April 2013 and will be used as an operational constellation.
Source
Actually as the presentation slides above shows, the 16 m resolution Wide View multispectral camera carried on the original GF-1 (see
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/g/gaofen-1 for details) is probably omitted on the 3 satellites being launched. Otherwise these 3 satellites are more or less the same as the one launched in April 2013.
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#8
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 03:36
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#9
by
Chris Bergin
on 31 Mar, 2018 03:38
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#10
by
Avengers
on 31 Mar, 2018 04:04
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#11
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 04:10
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#12
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 04:17
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#13
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 04:18
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A GIF of the launch from nearby mountains from the 2nd link above (click to animate):
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#14
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 09:15
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...and two launch photos:
(photo by Xu Chuenlei/Xinhua)
CZ-4C s/n Y26 was used for this launch.
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#15
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 31 Mar, 2018 10:48
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...and two launch photos:
(photo by Xu Chuenlei/Xinhua)
CZ-4C s/n Y26 was used for this launch.
Exact liftoff time was 03:22:08:332 UTC.
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#16
by
input~2
on 31 Mar, 2018 11:06
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#17
by
input~2
on 31 Mar, 2018 11:08
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#18
by
input~2
on 31 Mar, 2018 12:21
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#19
by
Phillip Clark
on 31 Mar, 2018 12:26
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Curses, the TV channel logo is hiding the launch code!
