tater Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) Never seems to be live coverage, but Thursday is a busy day... Edited March 27, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Launch, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 On 3/27/2018 at 9:01 AM, tater said: Never seems to be live coverage, but Thursday is a busy day... Same rocket and orbit as the ones that dropped boosters in populated areas, wonder what it will land on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Just flew this mission; it will come up in a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 As promised, here's the album from today's launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 21 hours ago, insert_name said: Same rocket and orbit as the ones that dropped boosters in populated areas, wonder what it will land on All the world worries about Tiangong deorbit, but local dwellers - about its launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 I hate to make a new thread for each Chinese space business, and besides, they are not strictly speaking private in some sense, right? There are also these guys, who look to be interesting going forward: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, tater said: Dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Chinese launch tonight. Not that it matters since we can't watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, tater said: Not flying this one. No one has any concrete idea about what LM11 is actually made of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Not flying this one. No one has any concrete idea about what LM11 is actually made of. It's a tube with smoke coming out the bottom, lol. Looks like a solid. Actually, given the number of Chinese launches, and their hidden nature, you might as well skip most all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Not flying this one. No one has any concrete idea about what LM11 is actually made of. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/cz-11.htm Four stages of solid fuel, 2m in diameter, about 700kg to LEO, based on the DF-31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-31 Height of 20.8m. Those blue lines are likely-ish to be the stage lines... Either you can see the four, or the bottom two are one and there is a fourth one in the fairing. Yeah, comparatively we don't know much judged against other rockets, but hey, it's China... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/cz-11.htm Four stages of solid fuel, 2m in diameter, about 700kg to LEO, based on the DF-31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-31 Height of 20.8m. Those blue lines are likely-ish to be the stage lines... Either you can see the four, or the bottom two are one and there is a fourth one in the fairing. Yeah, comparatively we don't know much judged against other rockets, but hey, it's China... I haven't seen any good data on attitude control for any of the stages, and different photos show different stage demarcations. Also, I've seen statements that the fourth stage is liquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wjolcz Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) It's burning retrograde-ish? To not fall on populated areas perhaps? Edit: OK this might be some other and older launch since it's night and it was launched in the middle of the day. Edited April 28, 2018 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) It seems that CZ-8 is going to be reusable! http://www.aihangtian.com/news/1804251501.html *google translated version* Spoiler At the China Aerospace Conference held on April 24th, Academician Long Lehao disclosed a recyclable carrier rocket developed by China. The recyclable launch vehicle was developed on the basis of the "Long March 8," which uses the overall vertical and reverse recovery of the child and the booster. This recovery method is similar to the US "Falcon" series carrier rockets, which can achieve the recycling of rocket components and effectively reduce costs. After the "Changzhen No. 8" rocket adopts recycling technology, its launch quotation [cost?] will be further reduced, which will help compete for the market share of international commercial satellite launches. It is expected that as early as 2020, the “Long March 8” rocket with recovery technology will be able to make its first flight. After its service, recyclable rocket technology will no longer be monopolized by the United States. Spoiler (That seems like a somewhat kerbal landing leg design to me... very interesting.) Edited April 28, 2018 by ThatGuyWithALongUsername Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Here comes the steam engine time, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: Is this official? In more seriousness: http://spacenews.com/long-march-rocket-launches-apstar-6c-communications-satellite-from-china/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: Good grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 51 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Good grief. You need to replicate Chinese launches from an inland facility, and perhaps modded to add cities for boosters to rain down on, lol. You have time to add the mods before tomorrow, lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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