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TJSW-6 - CZ-3B/G2 (Y77) - Xichang, LC3 - February 4, 2021 (15:36 UTC)
by
zubenelgenubi
on 19 Jan, 2021 17:21
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Cross-post:
Several local tour operators are currently advertising for a LM-3B Xichang launch on January 19, curiously stating that it's of a Tianhui series satellite. That's highly interesting because the series of cartography satellites doesn't seems likely to involve BLEO operations.
Either the tour operators got it wrong, or there's another LM-3B SSO launch soon, or (one theory from Chinese forums) it's the long rumored/reported Chinese geosynchronous SAR satellite. (note that SAR requires the antenna to be moving to work, so geostationary orbit won't work and people assume it would go to an inclined GSO)
As of 15 January:
"According to travel agency news, the mission was postponed to launch on 2021.2.5." (5 February)
http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3-eocket-launch-tianhui-satellite
Tiantong-1 (03) successfully launched, as scheduled, on January 19.
The annual family holiday season accompanies and follows Chinese New Year. That holiday falls this year on February 12.
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#1
by
Satori
on 22 Jan, 2021 09:13
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Initial assembly of the next CZ-3B/? to be launched from XSLC.
Imagens from our friends 9ifly Chinese space forum.
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#2
by
Satori
on 22 Jan, 2021 09:14
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And two more.
Payload unknown, but possibly a Tianhui GEOSAR satellite.
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#3
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 25 Jan, 2021 05:23
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Per 9ifly the launch will be on February 5 at ~15:30 UTC.
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#4
by
Satori
on 26 Jan, 2021 09:45
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According to a post on 9ifly Chinese space forum, the rocket to be used os a CZ-3B/G3 with serial number Y77 and the payload is the 20-meter L-band SAR Tianhui-3 satellite to operate in GEO.
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#5
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 01 Feb, 2021 03:15
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#6
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 03 Feb, 2021 15:34
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Meanwhile in China it looks like this launch has been moved forward by one day to tomorrow:
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#7
by
tehwkd
on 03 Feb, 2021 16:29
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Meanwhile in China it looks like this launch has been moved forward by one day to tomorrow:
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A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N272159E1083649-N273125E1074312-N271528E1073945-N270603E1083315 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 04 FEB 15:28 2021 UNTIL 04 FEB 16:25 2021. CREATED: 03 FEB 12:58 2021
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#8
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 08:45
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#9
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 04 Feb, 2021 09:30
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Some reports out there says the official name of the thing on top is "TJSW-6" instead of Tianhui-x. This isn't confirmed yet.
According to another post on 9ifly, the satellite on board will in fact be TJSW-6.
Actually this isn’t quite settled down yet, the mystery deepens with launch day mail covers (a traditional memorial collectible) issued lately include BOTH a mail cover for the launch of TJSW-6 AND tracking of the launch of Tianhui-3 from the Yuan Wang tracking ships.
These usually only pop up days before launch. Maybe TJSW-6 is a cover name of Tianhui-3 or something?
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#10
by
zubenelgenubi
on 04 Feb, 2021 13:46
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...launch day mail covers (a traditional memorial collectible) issued lately include BOTH a mail cover for the launch of TJSW-6 AND tracking of the launch of Tianhui-3 from the Yuan Wang tracking ships.
Could there be two satellites? One larger satellite and another, smaller, yet also important satellite?
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#11
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 04 Feb, 2021 13:53
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There was one source which thinks it's not the GEO SAR everyone is thinking of, but an early warning sat in the same series as TJSW-2/5.
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#12
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 14:31
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There was one source which thinks it's not the GEO SAR everyone is thinking of, but an early warning sat in the same series as TJSW-2/5.
And Spaceflightfans.cn is listing the GEOSAR sat for other launch in February... or not...
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#13
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 04 Feb, 2021 14:41
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Liftoff confirmed.
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#14
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 14:42
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The usual reports of earthquakes are being posted announcing that the launch took place.
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#15
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 15:11
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Launch success confirmed.
Launch time: 15:36UTC.
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#16
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 15:12
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And in fact is TJSW-6.
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#17
by
Satori
on 04 Feb, 2021 15:16
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#18
by
Conexion Espacial
on 04 Feb, 2021 15:20
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#19
by
Conexion Espacial
on 04 Feb, 2021 15:27
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