Tianmu-1 03-06 - Kuaizhou-1A - Jiuquan - March 22, 2023 (09:09 UTC)

[mikezang]

NOTAM link as below
The route is so far, it might be Kuaizhou-1B?

[Liss]

An alternate idea would be Tianlong 2.

[mikezang]

The luanch time is changed, new NOTAM

[Galactic Penguin SST]

This specifically singles out March 21 as the launch date - there seems to be an insider hinting at the same.

No intra-PRC zones have been found.

[mikezang]

No any news, why? not today?

[mikezang]

Maybe this launch is on 25, so VCCF is also between that period.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Per a certain insider comment, if my understanding is correct, this certain launch might have been scrubbed for the day about 3 hours ago. That's as far as news goes.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Per these new drop zones notices, this seems to have been rescheduled to tomorrow, ~09:10 UTC.

[JohnFornaro]

I check here form time to time, since the Chinese are doing some important work.

Per a certain insider comment, if my understanding is correct, this certain launch might have been scrubbed for the day about 3 hours ago. That's as far as news goes.

It's always a disappointment to experience their unecessary secrecy.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Apparently liftoff has occurred and it’s KZ-1A s/n Y19, confirmation pending.

[mikezang]

The payloads as below:
Tianmu-1 03 (Chongqing Jinfeng Shiyanshi) 天目一号03（重庆金凤实验室号）
Tianmu-1 04 (Chongqing Jinfeng Ruanjianyuan ) 天目一号04（重庆金凤软件园号）
Tianmu-1 05 (Chongqing Jinfeng Shengwuyiyaiyuan) 天目一号05（重庆金凤生物医药园号）
Tianmu-1 06 (Chongqing Jinfeng Chengshizhongxin) 天目一号06（重庆金凤城市中心号）

[Liss]

https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2023/03-22/9976620.shtml

中国成功发射天目一号气象星座03~06星
China successfully launched Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation 03~06 stars
2023年03月22日 17:42　来源：中国新闻网
March 22, 2023 17:42 Source: China News Network
中新网北京3月22日电 (马帅莎 曹汉杰 喻鹏 郭龙飞)北京时间3月22日17时09分，中国在酒泉卫星发射中心使用快舟一号甲运载火箭，成功将天目一号气象星座03~06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。该卫星主要用于提供商业气象数据服务。
China News Service, Beijing, March 22 (Ma Shuaisha, Cao Hanjie, Yu Peng, Guo Longfei) At 17:09 on March 22, Beijing time, China used the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Tianmu-1 Meteorological Constellation 03~06 satellites were launched into space, and the satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. The satellite is mainly used to provide commercial weather data services.
此次任务是快舟一号甲运载火箭的第19次飞行。(完）
This mission is the 19th flight of the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket. (over)

[Satori]

Launch images from https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4V1DRTw1PDbPlxpxRnqSVg

[Galactic Penguin SST]

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1638481006218072068?s=46&t=9j2-lzDcIbRK6McrWkEb9g

https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1638485082712444928?s=46&t=9j2-lzDcIbRK6McrWkEb9g

[otter]

China launches four meteorological satellites

https://english.news.cn/20230322/63883a2a5d124b479257768f3e15fdc2/c.html

JIUQUAN, March 22 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent four meteorological satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday.

The satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 5:09 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit.

They will be mainly used to provide commercial meteorological data services.

It was the 19th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets.

[JuaniX]

Summary by SciNews on Youtube.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1638963391967686658

The fourth stage rocket from the Mar 22 KZ-1A launch made a post-deployment burn to lower perigee to only 114 km, leading to an (uncontrolled) reentry over Florida only a day later at 0837 UTC.

twitter.com/jremis/status/1638961153731710983

Actual decay 08h37mn. Over florida. @amsmeteors

https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/browse_reports?country=&start_date=2023-02-21+13%3A47%3A28&end_date=2023-03-24+13%3A47%3A27&event=PENDING