Yaogan-30 Group 08 & Tianqi-12 - CZ-2C - Xichang - May 6, 2021 (18:11 UTC)

• Yaogan-30 Group 08 & Tianqi-12 - CZ-2C - Xichang - May 6, 2021 (18:11 UTC) by zubenelgenubi on 24 Apr, 2021 19:40
• Launch vehicle assembly at Xichang:
  

  Quote from: Alter Sachse on 24 Apr, 2021 11:41

  Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 24 Apr, 2021 08:10

  Someone visiting XSLC today noticed a rocket being stacked on pad 3 - not the usual CZ-3B but a CZ-2C! Local tour operators have noted the next launch there is "around May 7".
  
  Perhaps it's for another batch of YG-30 triplets? 
  

  
  CZ-2C !
  
  https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94826-1-1.html
  

  
  We have this note from last October:
  

  Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 26 Oct, 2020 15:35

  Interestingly according to the satellite manufacturer (China Academy of Sciences Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center) Batch 07 is the final group of the YG-30 series...
  

  
  Launch threads:
  Yaogan-30 Group 01
  Yaogan-30 Group 02
  Yaogan-30 Group 03
  Yaogan-30 Group 04
  Yaogan-30 Group 05
  Yaogan-30 Group 06
  Yaogan-30 Group 07
• #1 by Satori on 25 Apr, 2021 11:48
• CZ-2C (Y47), according to Spaceflightfans.cn.
• #2 by russianhalo117 on 25 Apr, 2021 20:29
• CZ-2C has launched from XSLC sats from the following series to date: YG-30, TC, SY, XJS and NS.
  
  Another unlikely possibility is it could this one as only known CZ-2C listed in 2021 from XSLC LC3 though said to be the end of year:
  2021
  ?? - CZ-2C - XSLC - SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor)
• #3 by zubenelgenubi on 30 Apr, 2021 14:53
• Cross-post:
  

  Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 30 Apr, 2021 14:23

  There are reports from tour operators that 4 launches from Xichang and 2 launches from Wenchang are expected in May-June.
  
• #4 by Galactic Penguin SST on 01 May, 2021 04:51
• Official confirmation that a YG-30 series launch team is at the launch site on the International Labor Day of May 1st.
• #5 by input~2 on 03 May, 2021 16:59
• 
  T0: May 6, ~18:07 UTC
  
  A0907/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:N263509E1072250-N264300E1065707-N265819E1070258-N265027E1072844
  BACK TO START. ALL ACFT SHALL BE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE
  RESTRICTED AREA.
  VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 06 MAY 17:59 2021 UNTIL 06 MAY 18:17 2021.
  CREATED: 03 MAY 16:18 2021
• #6 by Liss on 05 May, 2021 12:32
• The launch time matches Plane 1 (2017-09-29).
• #7 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 18:30
• Still no news from Xichang...
• #8 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 18:57
• There was a post on 9ifly Chinese space forum, saying that the launch was successful. Official confirmation pending.
• #9 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 18:59
• Successful launch at 18:11UTC.
• #10 by otter on 06 May, 2021 18:59
• Launched @ 2:11 local time
  
  https://weibo.com/7340734455/KehPKje0M
  https://weibo.com/6528178851/KehPahlC0
• #11 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 18:59
• Tianqi-12 was also on board.
• #12 by GELORD on 06 May, 2021 19:09
• Liftoff!
  
  【我国成功发射遥感三十号08组卫星】北京时间2021年5月7日02时11分，我国在西昌卫星发射中心用长征二号丙运载火箭，成功将遥感三十号08组卫星发射升空，卫星进入预定轨道。

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• #13 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 19:19
• Launch preparations...

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• #14 by Satori on 06 May, 2021 19:19
• Other launch photos...

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• #15 by zandr on 06 May, 2021 21:35
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  02:11:04.959 BJT

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• #16 by Liss on 06 May, 2021 22:06
• http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/07/c_139929032.htm
  

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  China launches new remote-sensing satellites
  Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-07 03:09:37 | Editor: huaxia
  XICHANG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a remote-sensing satellite group into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday.
  Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, the satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:11 a.m. Beijing time.
  The satellites will be used for electromagnetic environmental detection and related technological tests.
  Also aboard was a satellite belonging to the Tianqi constellation. The satellite, Tianqi-12, will be used for data collection and transmission.
  It was the 369th mission of the Long March rocket series. Enditem
• #17 by input~2 on 06 May, 2021 22:17
• Original CCTV -13 launch video
  
  https://tv.cctv.com/2021/05/07/VIDEGNwx55M2dT5ukeoOj1C2210507.shtml

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• #18 by input~2 on 07 May, 2021 10:37
• 2021-039A/48423 in 591 x 602 km x 34.99°  (YG-30 8A)
  2021-039B/48424 in 591 x 601 km x 35.00° (YG-30 8B)
  2021-039C/48425 in 591 x 602 km x 35.00° (YG-30 8C)
  2021-039D/48426 in 589 x 598 km x 35.01° (Tianqi-12)
  2021-039E/48427 in 468 x 599 km x 34.98° (CZ-2C 2nd stage)
• #19 by input~2 on 07 May, 2021 10:50
• 08A, 08B & 08C pretty much in the same orbital plane as 01A, 01B & 01C