I don’t think it’s the same payload (or even rocket) as the two “Chinese spaceplane” launches because the zones don’t match (over a degree off for both, plus for both CZ-2F launches there were 3 closed zones and not 2 as with this one; while the zones are almost exact copies for flight 1 and 2). It’s more likely a CZ-2C/D launch I think?
Three more launches from China scheduled for this week. All seem Long March 2D to meJiuquan: ~07:00UTC on January 13Xichang: ~18:15UTC on January 13 (Apstar-6E?)Taiyuan: ~03:15UTC on January 15 (Jilin-1?)
🚀 Liftoff at ~07:00 UTC on January 13, a Long March 2D successfully launched Yaogan-37 and Shiyan-22 A/B from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Shiyan-22 A & B are two small satellites built by CASC and CAS respectively. This also means the previous press releases of Long March 7A Y4 launch including Shiyan-22 A & B were erroneoustwitter.com/CNSpaceflight/…
The mission patch
China launched a Long March 2D rocket from Jiuquan at 0700 UTC today, sending the Yaogan-37 remote sensing satellite & smaller Shiyan-22 A & B satellites into orbit. China's 4th launch of 2023. Video: CASC
2023 01/13 16:54:41来源：新华网Source: Xinhuanet我国成功发射遥感三十七号等3颗卫星Our country successfully launched 3 satellites including Yaogan 37新华社酒泉1月13日电（李国利、郭龙飞）1月13日15时00分，我国在酒泉卫星发射中心使用长征二号丁运载火箭，成功将遥感三十七号卫星和搭载的试验二十二号A/B星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道，发射任务获得圆满成功。Xinhua News Agency, Jiuquan, January 13th (Li Guoli, Guo Longfei) At 15:00 on January 13th, our country used the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launched into space the Remote Sensing 37 satellite and the Shiyan 22 A/B satellites, and the satellites entered the predetermined orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success.这次发射的3颗卫星主要用于空间环境监测等新技术在轨验证试验。The three satellites launched this time are mainly used for on-orbit verification tests of new technologies such as space environment monitoring.这次任务是长征系列运载火箭第461次飞行。This mission is the 461st flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.
