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SaudiSAT-5A/B & others - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - December 7, 2018 (04:12 UTC) by Satori on 20 Nov, 2018 11:01
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Spaceflightfans.cn is giving December 7 or 8 as the launch date for the SaudiSAT-5Aand B satellites.
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#1 by Satori on 26 Nov, 2018 16:59
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Three new small Tianyi sats to be launched in December.
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#2 by Satori on 02 Dec, 2018 16:31
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Apparently, the launch was delayed to December 9 (Local).
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#3 by Satori on 03 Dec, 2018 09:40
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Can some of our Chinese speaking friends help with this?
http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20181201/45242806_0.shtml
A satellite named Douyu-666? -
#4 by Satori on 04 Dec, 2018 17:41
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According to Spaceflightfans.cn, this launch will take place at 11:00 Local on December 7 (0300UTC).
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#5 by Satori on 04 Dec, 2018 17:44
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Sats on board:
SaudiSAT-5A
SaudiSAT-5B
Tianyi
Tianyi
Tianyi
National Star Aerospace sat
National Star Aerospace sat
LadyBird-1 to LadyBird-6
This mission will probably use the YZ-3 upper stage. -
#6 by Galactic Penguin SST on 05 Dec, 2018 07:56
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#7 by Olaf on 05 Dec, 2018 12:17
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#8 by Satori on 06 Dec, 2018 14:00
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CZ-2D on the 94 Launch Pad @ Jiuquan.
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#9 by intelati on 06 Dec, 2018 17:58
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Okay, sorry. First time seeing the launch pad.
That's *quite* the launch tower. Holy geez -
#10 by Steven Pietrobon on 06 Dec, 2018 21:18
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Here's the link to spaceflightfans.cn page.
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-2d-rocket-launch-saudisat-5a-saudisat-5b-satellite-and-satellites?instance_id=2121
Some photos in link below.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/12/06/Saudi-Arabia-to-launch-two-sattellites-on-Friday-Dec-7.html
Saudi Arabia to launch two satellites on Friday Dec. 7
Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Thursday, 6 December 2018
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) will launch two satellites for aerial surveying purposes on Friday.
The two satellites which are named “Saudi SAT 5A” and “Saudi SAT 5B” will be launched from China-based Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, according to Okaz newspaper. -
#11 by Steven Pietrobon on 06 Dec, 2018 21:26
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This link is saying there is going to be a live broadcast.
http://www.daralakhbar.com/articles/15008537-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%BA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86?sec=saudi&src=%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1+24
"The Kingdom tomorrow launches two industrial satellites, which are manufactured locally. and display the launch process in live broadcast"
"This comes under the slogan "Our Earth and Space " and within the vision of the Kingdom 2030, whose objectives include the localization of technology, the launch will be broadcast directly on news channels, the Saudi channel, the BBC , and the Arabic channel." -
#12 by Steven Pietrobon on 06 Dec, 2018 21:29
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Here's the link to the 9ifly thread. Attached are some photos from the thread.
http://www.9ifly.cn/thread-68540-10-1.html
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#13 by Steven Pietrobon on 06 Dec, 2018 21:45
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Here's the twitter account for KACST, which might be providing updates.
https://twitter.com/KACST
Here's a link to a livestream of SaudiTV. Not sure if they'll stream the launch, but probably worth checking.
http://www.shashatcom.sa/live/
KACST and SaudiNewsTV YouTube channels.
https://www.youtube.com/user/KacstTV/
https://www.youtube.com/user/SaudiNewsTV -
#14 by Skyrocket on 07 Dec, 2018 00:07
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Here's the link to the 9ifly thread. Attached are some photos from the thread.
http://www.9ifly.cn/thread-68540-10-1.html
The lower picture shows EgyptSat-1 and SaudiSat-3 during launch preparations for launch on a Dnepr rocket -
#15 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Dec, 2018 03:02
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Coverage has started.
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#16 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Dec, 2018 03:03
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T-10 minutes.
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#17 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Dec, 2018 03:06
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T-6 minutes. Not sure if we're going to see the launch.
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#18 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Dec, 2018 03:09
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T-3 minutes.
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#19 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Dec, 2018 03:10
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T-2 minutes. Livestream looks like its not happening.