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Shiyan-6-03 - CZ-4B - Taiyuan - April 8, 2021 (23:01 UTC)
by
otter
on 06 Apr, 2021 11:21
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Orbital launch from Jiuquan?
A0591/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3322N10932E016
A) ZLHW B) 2104082254 C) 2104082317
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N333737E1092429-N333126E1094916-N330940E1093441-N331420E1091612 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 04/06/2021 0945
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#1
by
input~2
on 06 Apr, 2021 12:31
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Orbital launch from Jiuquan?
A0591/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3322N10932E016
A) ZLHW B) 2104082254 C) 2104082317
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N333737E1092429-N333126E1094916-N330940E1093441-N331420E1091612 BACK TO START.
ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 04/06/2021 0945
Looks more like a launch from Taiyuan, April 8 ~23:00 UTC
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#2
by
input~2
on 06 Apr, 2021 17:03
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0n 9ifly forum some guess that it could be a launch for Tianhui 2 Group 02 with CZ-4B due to similar launch time with Tianhui 2 Group 01
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#3
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 07 Apr, 2021 01:49
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0n 9ifly forum some guess that it could be a launch for Tianhui 2 Group 02 with CZ-4B due to similar launch time with Tianhui 2 Group 01
That would require some big dog-legs per the same forum's members' measurements (4 deg. or so).
Alternatively someone (not sure if insider or not) claims it's Shiyan 6-03 - the previous 2 satellites of the same series were launched on CZ-2Ds from Jiuquan, maybe this one's going for a different orbit or there's something related to the recent rocket launch site swaps due to drop zones?
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#4
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 07 Apr, 2021 12:52
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OK this is weird, a second closure notice was issued today which is completely the same except for closure times moving 30 minutes late (23:24 - 23:47 UTC)...and the old notice still stands.
I've no idea what this means...
A0607/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED
BY:N333737E1092429-N333126E1094916-N330940E1093441-N331420E1091612
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE
RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 08 APR 23:24 2021 UNTIL
08 APR 23:47 2021. CREATED: 07 APR 08:43 2021
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#5
by
input~2
on 07 Apr, 2021 15:36
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OK this is weird, a second closure notice was issued today which is completely the same except for closure times moving 30 minutes late (23:24 - 23:47 UTC)...and the old notice still stands.
I've no idea what this means...
Maybe they just forgot to cancel the old one and it's still there due to the unattained timeslot
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#6
by
Bean Kenobi
on 07 Apr, 2021 21:35
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OK this is weird, a second closure notice was issued today which is completely the same except for closure times moving 30 minutes late (23:24 - 23:47 UTC)...and the old notice still stands.
I've no idea what this means...
Maybe they just forgot to cancel the old one and it's still there due to the unattained timeslot
Or couldn't it be 2 valid NOTAMs for 2 back-to-back launches ? Like 2 KZ-1As with JL-1 Gaofen 2D and 2F for example ?
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#7
by
PM3
on 07 Apr, 2021 22:15
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So far there is no confirmation at all of an orbital launch. Could as well be ICBM test(s). Taiyuan is China's primary ICBM test launch site.
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#8
by
zubenelgenubi
on 07 Apr, 2021 22:52
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So far there is no confirmation at all of an orbital launch. Could as well be ICBM test(s). Taiyuan is China's primary ICBM test launch site.
Aren't the ICBM tests primarily flown west towards Lop Nor, etc.?
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#9
by
PM3
on 08 Apr, 2021 19:33
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#10
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 08 Apr, 2021 23:28
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And...it was successfully launched.
It was indeed Shiyan-6-03 on Long March 4B as rumored some days earlier (a change from the first two of the series on Long March 2Ds at Jiuquan). T-0 was 23:01 UTC.
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#11
by
Conexion Espacial
on 08 Apr, 2021 23:30
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#12
by
Conexion Espacial
on 08 Apr, 2021 23:31
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#13
by
Conexion Espacial
on 08 Apr, 2021 23:33
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#14
by
Conexion Espacial
on 09 Apr, 2021 00:04
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#15
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 09 Apr, 2021 02:14
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Hmm...for some reason the mission booklet was released for this launch.
As expected by the switch of rockets and air space closure zones, SY-6-03 is indeed going to a higher orbit than previous satellites of the series, SSO at 1000 km altitude & 99.5 deg. inclination.
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#16
by
otter
on 09 Apr, 2021 04:04
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-04/09/c_139868003.htmXinhua| 2021-04-09 07:33:48
China launches new satellite for space environment survey
TAIYUAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent an experiment satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province Friday.
The satellite, the third of the Shiyan-6 series, was launched by a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 7:01 a.m. (Beijing Time).
It will be used to carry out space environment survey and experiments on related technologies.
Friday's launch was the 365th by the Long March rocket series.
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#17
by
jcm
on 09 Apr, 2021 05:32
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Two objects cataloged
B 992 x 1001 km x 99.5 (payload?) 48158
A 761 x 991 x 99.5 (rocket) 48157
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#18
by
Fmedici
on 09 Apr, 2021 11:32
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Y29. I believe No.49 means the 49th CZ-2D launch (includes all versions CZ-2D with 3 launches, CZ-2D(2) with 45 launches and CZ-2D(2)/YZ-3 with one launch).
They just recycled the patch for the Shiyan 6-02 launch
EDIT: I don't know why the image from the original post doesn't appear, but the patch is the same with just some details and colours changed. They even left there the "49", that in that occasion indicated the 49th launch of a CZ-2D.
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#19
by
Chris Bergin
on 09 Apr, 2021 16:40
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