CZ-5 schedule after Y3 from the Liuyi twitter:2020.04 -- first CZ-5B2020.07.23 through 08.05 -- CZ-5 №Y4 with HX-1 (Mars-1) mission 2020.10 -- CZ-5B №Y1 with Chinese Next Gen spacecraft2020.12.04 through 8 -- CZ-5 №Y5 with CE-52021.Q2 -- CZ-5B №Y2 with Tianhe base blok of Tiangong space station
长征五号遥三火箭,实践二十号通信卫星2019.11-2020.2 ( 待定 )
Launch now scheduled for September 2019.
Two new threads on 9ifly Chinese space forum are indicating that KZ-1A (Y3) and KZ-1A (Y4) will be launched in August 2019.
Quote from: Satori on 07/19/2019 04:25 pmLooks like Qiancheng-01 will be on this launch...Nope. See that "SD-1" on the right? It will be on SD-1's first flight, which is in queue after Hyperbola-1.BTW according to someone at CASIC, after these two flights they will have two KZ-1A flights from the mobile pad at Jiuquan, then the CZ-11 flight with Zhuhai-1, then CASIC will use those pads for the rest of the year.
Looks like Qiancheng-01 will be on this launch...
What's the source? -- speculation by aerospace fans! we only konw about the Chang'e-5 delay to 2020 and HX-1 launch window.
Quote from: input~2 on 07/26/2019 02:37 pm3 objets have been cataloged2019-045A/44449 in 589 x 604 km x 35.00°2019-045B/44450 in 589 x 605 km x 34.99°2019-045C/44451 in 589 x 604 km x 35.00°A new orbital plane, 180° from the most populated one.So you are not OK with 36 satellites anymore. You'll need 72 to fill all the 12 positions in all of six planes.
3 objets have been cataloged2019-045A/44449 in 589 x 604 km x 35.00°2019-045B/44450 in 589 x 605 km x 34.99°2019-045C/44451 in 589 x 604 km x 35.00°
ZX-18 is the payload for the Aug 19 launchhttps://m.weibo.cn/detail/4403441608452821
Quote from: Satori on 07/01/2019 03:07 pmSpaceflightfans.cn is giving August 22 as the launch date for this mission.It has since disappeared from their schedule.
Spaceflightfans.cn is giving August 22 as the launch date for this mission.
Quote from: tehwkd on 08/09/2019 11:34 amZX-18 is the payload for the Aug 19 launchhttps://m.weibo.cn/detail/4403441608452821
Quote from: Satori on 08/09/2019 12:42 pmQuote from: tehwkd on 08/09/2019 11:34 amZX-18 is the payload for the Aug 19 launchhttps://m.weibo.cn/detail/4403441608452821Well spaceflightfans.cn has since then switched back to APStar-6D again. Very strange as both are commercial comsats and doesn't warrant such secrecy.
9ifly's administrator just came out and said the launch is for ChinaSat 18 after all. He is pretty accurate for previous events on spaceflight.