Author Topic: CZ-8 maiden flight with XJY-7 - Wenchang - December 22, 2020 (04:37 UTC) (Read 48210 times)

tangdou8 · « **Reply #20 on:** 10/06/2020 08:30 pm »

Quote from: Ultrafamicom on 02/15/2020 12:59 am

The CZ-8 fly this year should be 3.35m “single stick” without boosters and recovery hardwares.
The reusable version is called CZ-8A with two fixed boosters. In the long term maybe changing from YF-100 to lighter 100K can save enough mass and space for 2 YF-115 to form a more efficient RLV.

CZ-8 will make its maiden flight at the end of this year, and it is not single stick rocket(2* 2.25m boosters and 3.35 core stage). The recovery model is CZ-8R, which is likely to achieve reusability in 2025. CZ-8A program is not even been approved yet, especially they already have CZ-7A and plans for improving its performances to 8t+ GTO in Xichang, and its required 2nd stage engine would mostly likely take a very long time to be ready.

zzabur · « **Reply #21 on:** 10/09/2020 01:29 am »

The thing in this picture is supposedly a CZ-8R landing leg
Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6994224359

Stimbergi · « **Reply #22 on:** 10/09/2020 01:12 pm »

Quote from: zzabur on 10/09/2020 01:29 am

The thing in this picture is supposedly a CZ-8R landing leg
Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6994224359

Duplicate with a higher quality photo:
https://twitter.com/starmil_admin/status/1312034640732073986

Liss · « **Reply #23 on:** 10/30/2020 09:16 pm »

On October 27, the CZ-8 Y1 vehicle has been transported from Qinglan Port to Wenchang Space Launch Site.
First launch is planned at the end of December 2020.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #24 on:** 11/12/2020 04:06 am »

Rocket already stacked and doing some ground tests in the wild today:

https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1326753066549272576

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #25 on:** 11/12/2020 06:46 am »

Apparently the main payload on board will be a certain "XJY-7" mentioned once before in official news (see mission logo).

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #26 on:** 11/13/2020 10:44 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/12/2020 06:46 am

Apparently the main payload on board will be a certain "XJY-7" mentioned once before in official news (see mission logo).

Belated cross-post:

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/11/2020 09:49 am

BTW per CAST's newly formed remote-sensing satellites department they have a lot more than just GF-13 to launch within the next few months, per an article on them working through the national day holidays:
<snip>
- An "XJY-7" just finished all works in CAST's Beijing plant and is on schedule for delivery to launch site.
Source

Satori · « **Reply #27 on:** 12/01/2020 05:12 pm »

ET-SMART-RSS to be launched on December 20...

ESSTI Confirms Launch Details of ET-SMART-RSS Satellite, Built In Collaboration With Chinese Partner.

newfrontiers · « **Reply #28 on:** 12/01/2020 05:52 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/12/2020 06:46 am

Apparently the main payload on board will be a certain "XJY-7" mentioned once before in official news (see mission logo).

CZ-8 shares the same launch pad with CZ-7

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #29 on:** 12/01/2020 06:33 pm »

Quote from: newfrontiers on 12/01/2020 05:52 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/12/2020 06:46 am
Apparently the main payload on board will be a certain "XJY-7" mentioned once before in official news (see mission logo).

CZ-8 shares the same launch pad with CZ-7

CZ-6,7,8,ZQ-2 Families (not officially confirmed) will use this LC and ML as the core stage launch mount/reaction frame interfaces are identical and fuel umbilicals are interchangeable.

input~2 · « **Reply #30 on:** 12/12/2020 03:01 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 11/12/2020 06:46 am

Apparently the main payload on board will be a certain "XJY-7" mentioned once before in official news (see mission logo).

新技术验证七号 = Xīn Jìshù Yànzhèng #7 = New Technology Verification#7

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #31 on:** 12/13/2020 01:08 pm »

With the delay into 2021 of the Yaogan-31 Group 02 launch, this launch is the next and last Chinese orbital launch.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/16/2020 12:08 am »

Roll-out currently underway.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/16/2020 02:39 am »

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/16/2020 02:40 am »

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/16/2020 05:30 am »

otter · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/16/2020 05:33 am »

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/16/c_139593898.htm

China prepares to launch Long March-8 Y1 rocket
2020-12-16 13:49:09

WENCHANG, Hainan, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Long March-8 Y1 rocket was vertically transported to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday, according to the China National Space Administration.

Next, the rocket will be filled with propellant and readied for launch in late December, according to the administration.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/16/2020 05:51 am »

Marine space closure notice:

NAVAREA XI NO.20-0485 Date:2020/12/15 12 UTC SOUTH CHINA SEA. ROCKET LAUNCHING. 200400Z TO 200700Z DEC. AREAS BOUNDED BY A. 10-18-34N 109-54-01E 11-12-21N 109-58-19E 11-09-48N 110-31-13E 10-16-00N 110-26-50E. B. 01-20-06S 107-31-33E 00-13-17S 107-40-50E 00-19-58S 108-28-56E 01-26-47S 108-19-40E. CANCEL THIS MSG 200800Z DEC.

As per previous rumors this launch will happen some time aftet 04:00 UTC on December 20. And yes fitting with previous rumors this launch is going SSO with this zones just off the coast of southern Vietnam and off SW Boreno.

otter · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/18/2020 06:01 am »

CCTV video report about the CZ-8 rollout

https://tv.cctv.com/2020/12/16/VIDEwZITaUP2Tfl3NW5ZDsFC201216.shtml

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/19/2020 12:39 pm »

This NOTAM southwest of Bonero seems to be related to this launch and has a narrower window of 04:29 - 05:03 UTC:

A2908/20 NOTAMN Q) WIIF/QRALW/IV/NBO/W/000/999/0046S10800E041 A) WIIF B) 2012200429 C) 2012200503 E) AEROSPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE WI AREA AS FLW: 001254.00S1073338.00E - 001254.00S1082520.00E - 012259.00S1082520.00E - 012259.00S1073338.00E - 001254.00S1073338.00E DRG THIS ACTIVITY ALL TFC INCOMING AND OUTGOING FM JAKARTA FIR TO SINGAPORE FIR ATS ROUTES/SEGMENTS AS MENTION BELOW ARE NOT AVBL: - M774 NOT AVBL BTN KADAR AND TANUR VICE VERSA - W23 NOT AVBL BTN PKP AND PNK VICE VERSA RMK: ALL ACFT SHALL AVOID THIS AREA OR SUBJ ATC CLR F) SFC G) UNL