Xd the great Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 3 hours ago, NSEP said: Wait, is this the first non-government launch into orbit of the year or the first time ever by China? First launch by non-govermental body. Chinese sent a bunch of taikungnauts to space already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 First time ever, I'm not sure if there are even any privately owned Chinese satellites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) I should add that it looks rather... anomalous. Edited October 11, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinimumSky5 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I mean, it did launch... Whatever it was! That reminds me of that strange lightshow that a missile put on over Norway a few years back, a tank failure caused the missile to start rotating, creating a similar spiral pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Was that not announced? I though that all rocket launches were announced somewhat publicly, to avoid creating an international incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-unmanned-test-flight-of-next-generation-crewed-spacecraft-in-2019/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, _Augustus_ said: https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-unmanned-test-flight-of-next-generation-crewed-spacecraft-in-2019/ A 20 ton spacecraft... Wow. That's in the ballpark of Orion! I'm going to take a guess and say it's designed for lunar operations to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 The Apollo CSM was only ~15 tonnes. Less mass is good, considering that they said their LV is ultimately supposed to put 130t in LEO. Lower than Apollo, this would require lighter craft for a crewed mission to the surface. That or maybe 2 launches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monophonic Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: I'm going to take a guess and say it's designed for lunar operations to some extent. 9 hours ago, tater said: That or maybe 2 launches. Both of these thoughts were confirmed in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scotius Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 That's a deep valley Aren't they worried about air turbulence? Rogue winds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xd the great Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/15/2018 at 3:17 PM, Scotius said: That's a deep valley Aren't they worried about air turbulence? Rogue winds? Secrecy is more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MaverickSawyer Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 5:50 AM, tater said: I should add that it looks rather... anomalous. Reports I've seen are that it was an ABM test, or something similar. Hence the secrecy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 5:50 AM, tater said: I should add that it looks rather... anomalous. THADD sometimes pulls a similar maneuver to burn excess propellant, could very well be intentional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense#/media/File:Tems11.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 13 hours ago, insert_name said: THADD sometimes pulls a similar maneuver to burn excess propellant, could very well be intentional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense#/media/File:Tems11.jpg Yes, might be an idea not to test this just after sunset or before sunrise if its supposed to be classified. Everybody has camera phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 12 hours ago, magnemoe said: Yes, might be an idea not to test this just after sunset or before sunrise if its supposed to be classified. Everybody has camera phones. They may have done the test when they did precisely so that such photos could be released. Just like they "allowed" a J-20 to be photographed at fairly high resolution without its camouflage paint, highlighting the sensors and antennas of the aircraft. And the Chinese have a VERY good firewall for catching those pics if they don't want them released. TL;DR: Assume that any such "leaked" photo has been allowed to leak on purpose to send a message to interested parties, i.e intelligence agencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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