050644zf Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Reentry success! Source: https://weibo.com/3279752321/J0Y4cy4VM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Touched Down at 13:49, UTC+8 Source: CNSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Looks well toasted Too bad we will probably not get any in-flight footage of this re-entry. With higher than normal speed it must have been spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) https://www.bilibili.com/video/av540601678?p=1 New Gen Spacecraft reentry replay, including service module view, heat shield jettison close-up of the reentry module Source: https://www.weibo.com/6528178851/J0Ztda5V8 Edited May 8, 2020 by 050644zf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Heat Shield of the new gen crewed spacecraft, jettisoned from almost 1 km above the ground. Source: https://weibo.com/3279752321/J3B4goeBS, CCTV Edited May 25, 2020 by 050644zf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Dang, sure I've missed a lot of Chinese launches... (or any launches to be fair, not really been up and running to space stuff !) @050644zf How's the livestream situation these days ? I last remembered watching a livestream on YouTube in 2016 for CZ-5 maiden launch : Spoiler I can understand if it's now hosted on probably like bilibili or so, but would still interest me regardless ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 12:58 AM, YNM said: Dang, sure I've missed a lot of Chinese launches... (or any launches to be fair, not really been up and running to space stuff !) I see twitter threads on them, and sometimes I remember to post them, sometimes I don't. To be honest they're not super interesting to me currently, and without a legiti livestream on YouTube I'm less likely to pay attention. Maybe the "private" Chinese companies will be more proactive about streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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insert_name Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 looks like its time for another round of booster roulette, who will be our unlucky winner this time? some farmers house? some animal in the countryside? a parked car? some winding backroad? free rep to whoever guesses correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 China Deepspace Exploration Roadmap Source: https://weibo.com/3279752321/J7bnP8IHC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 3:46 AM, 050644zf said: https://weibo.com/2656274875/J0wkReBOL Official Confirmed: LM-5B with New Gen Manned Spacecraft estimated launch at 18 o'clock, May 5th, UTC+8 All rotation platforms opened Source: https://www.weibo.com/2669978942/J0vz5d0tF Pardon my ignorance: are the towers communications related, or part of a lightning safety system. Also - is there a reason for the use of an inland launch location? Wouldn't launching over the Pacific have the same advantages we utilize by launching over the Atlantic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Pardon my ignorance: are the towers communications related, or part of a lightning safety system. Also - is there a reason for the use of an inland launch location? Wouldn't launching over the Pacific have the same advantages we utilize by launching over the Atlantic? Those towers are almost certainly part of a lighting safety system. You can see this on a few American pads as well, notably a SpaceX one, likely SLC-40 but I can't remember so don't take my word for it. That launch site up there doesn't appear to be inland as there is water in the picture. If I remember correctly, China still launches East to get the Earth's rotational boost. However, their launch sites were inland due to fear of attack, and maybe because they grew out of missile bases (again don't remember) but they are China so they can get away with dropping rocket stages using toxic fuel on their own villages. They have recently moved a lot of their launches to the coast, though, so maybe we will see an end to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Live stream? Course I can't figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Estimated Launch at 9:43 (UTC+8) Streaming Room (Bilibili): https://live.bilibili.com/10921840?share_source=copy_link In streaming they mentioned that the reason why they postponed the launch is the breaking of depressurizing valve on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Chinese launch coverage is... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 This is a thing (but the anime girl following my cursor is bewitching me, so I think I stay with that one): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Launch success! Orbit Parameter: 205x35976km Inclination: 28.5° Period: 10h35m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Best position https://i.imgur.com/U4VyaWE.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MedinC Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) I'm tired of it. Before every launch we evacuate villagers away from landing area, except first mission of CZ-3B, which was a huge failure, NOBODY on the ground was killed by rockets lauched from XSLC, but you guys just keep PRETENDING not to know. [snip] What is certain is that we will ignore your prejudice and focus on our job. We've been doing that from nothing, to ICBM, to manned spaceflight, to moon, to GNSS, to space station and mars exploration, and we will never stop. Edited June 24, 2020 by Vanamonde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Some content has been removed. Please do not joke about misfortunes of others, avoid politics, and do not generalize about nationalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, tater said: That Chinese post is quite misleading that it said the satellite crashed instead of rocket and the comments under it are quite disgusting For some historical reasons, China had to established the launch site in interior, and we knew that the debris crashing did cause some loss of people's poverties and even life. CNSA knew this and they did try to make changes, they evacuate the residents in crashing area, install parachute on the booster to control the landing position, and establish a new coastal launch site - Wenchang, where will take the majority of the future launches. I knew it takes a long time for people to change their idea on CNSA, but judging things in optimistic way isn't a bad idea. Edited June 24, 2020 by 050644zf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Every opponent of hypergolics can see that after a used hypergolic stage had fallen on a town, it causes no toxicity problems if nobody was present there on its hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 13 hours ago, MedinC said: I'm tired of it. Before every launch we evacuate villagers away from landing area, except first mission of CZ-3B, which was a huge failure, NOBODY on the ground was killed by rockets lauched from XSLC, but you guys just keep PRETENDING not to know. [snip] What is certain is that we will ignore your prejudice and focus on our job. We've been doing that from nothing, to ICBM, to manned spaceflight, to moon, to GNSS, to space station and mars exploration, and we will never stop. If everyone is evacuated, who keeps filming the boosters hitting the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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