LKW-4 – CZ-2D – Цзюцюань (JSLC) – 17.03.2018

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Нотамы на 17 марта, 07:03-07:32 UTC

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Зоны A0728/18 и A0729/18 полностью идентичны по координатам зонам A0043/18 и A0042/18 соответственно (LKW-3).
 

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Cosmic Penguin‏ @Cosmic_Penguin 5 ч. назад

Meanwhile in China, their satellite launch machine is rolling again after holidays and Communist Party Meetings. Next launch will be on March 17 ~07:10 UTC from Jiuquan - possibly launching another (4th) member of their new LKW series reconnaissance sats.

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Логично -- если мы хотим жить в одной плоскости с LKW-3, нужно стартовать в то же самое время (15:10 пекинского).

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Улетела, пишут на 9ifly.

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 45 сек. назад

Long March 2D lofts land survey satellite in China's eighth space launch of 2018

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https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/974913873986846720

Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI

Launch success confirmation.

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https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/974913955717046272

Cosmic Penguin‏ @Cosmic_Penguin

This launch has occurred at 07:10 UTC with the payload (correctly inferred) being LKW-4 and the satellite is now in orbit.

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Пуск состоялся в 15:10 по местному времени.

Сообщение от Минобороны Китая об успешном выводе КА на орбиту.

http://www.mod.gov.cn/topnews/2018-03/17/content_4807032.htm

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https://vk.com/wall-119361981_2642

Космические полёты Китая - ChinaSpaceFlight

17.03.2018 - 15:10 BJT (07:10 UTC) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), LC43/603 — CZ-2D(Y50)/Chang Zheng-2D(Y50) — LKW-4/号04星 (Land Survey Satellite-4) 

Liftoff confirmed!Пуск ракеты-носителя успешный!

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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/long-march-2d-launches-lkw-4/

Returning to orbital launch activity after the traditional festivities of the Spring Festival, China launched a new remote sensing satellite on Saturday. Launch took place at 07:10 UTC via a Long March 2D launch vehicle orbiting a new satellite in the Ludikancha Weixing (LKW) series, also known as 'Land Surveying'. The launch of Ludikancha Weixing-4 took place from the 94 Launch Platform at the LC43 Launch Complex from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC).

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 24 мин. назад

LAUNCH! Chinese Long March 2D launches with LKW-4 -

ARTICLE:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/long-march-2d-launches-lkw-4/ ...

- By Rui C. Barbosa

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yiWVhEMwg6xfyZnze8n_hg

【权威发布】我国成功发射陆地勘查卫星四号

2018-03-17 邹维荣、李潇帆 装备科技

军报记者北京3月17日电（李潇帆、记者邹维荣）
2018年3月17日15时10分，我国在酒泉卫星发射中心用长征二号丁运载火箭，成功将陆地勘查卫星四号发射升空，卫星进入预定轨道，发射任务取得圆满成功。该星主要用于开展陆地资源遥感勘查。

此次任务是长征系列运载火箭的第268次飞行。

Китай успешно запустил четвертый спутник ДЗЗ

2018-03-17 Цзоу Вэйжун, Ли Юфан, Equipment Technology

Военный репортер Пекине, 17 марта, Ли Юфан и репортер Цзоу Вэйжун

В 15:10 17 марта 2018 года КНР успешно осуществила запуск радиолокационного спутника дистанционного зондирования Земли № 4 из Центре запуска спутников Цзюцюань с ракеткой CZ-2D. Спутник выведен на запланированную орбиту, и миссия запуска завершена полным успехом. КА в основном будет использоваться для дистанционного зондирования земельных ресурсов.

Миссия стала в 268-м пуском ракеты-носителя семейства РН "Великий поход".

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-03/17/c_137045699.htm

Китай вывел на орбиту четвертый спутник дистанционного зондирования наземных ресурсов
2018-03-17 16:24:37丨Russian.News.Cn

Цзюцюань, 17 марта /Синьхуа/ -- В субботу в 15:10 китайская ракета-носитель, запущенная с космодрома Цзюцюань /Северо-Западный Китай/, успешно вывела на намеченную орбиту четвертый спутник дистанционного зондирования наземных ресурсов.

Спутник, который был выведен на орбиту ракетой-носителем "Чанчжэн-2D" /"Великий поход-2D"/, предназначен для обследования наземных ресурсов.

С учетом нынешнего запуска китайские ракеты-носители семейства "Чанчжэн" совершили уже 268 полетов. -0-

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НОРАД зафиксировал один объект запуска

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2 43236  97.3178 197.4054 0005691 292.1032 116.8170 15.23321208    28

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http://spaceflight101.com/long-march-2d-launches-lkw-4/

China Adds Fourth LKW Constellation Member via Successful Long March 2D Launch
March 17, 2018

Photo: 81.cn/Weibo

China was back in action on Saturday with the country's eighth orbital space launch of the year, deploying the fourth satellite in the LKW "Land Survey Constellation." Returning from Spring Festivities in February, typically accompanied by a lull in space activities, the Chinese continue heading through a packed launch manifest lined up for 2018.

Saturday's launch involved a Long March 2D rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:10 UTC to deliver the fourth member of the Ludikancha Weixing system to orbit. Official confirmation of launch success filtered through around half an hour after the 3:10 p.m. local time liftoff, indicating LKW-4 had achieved its planned orbit co-planar with the third constellation member in a system optimized for revisit coverage.

The LKW System has been one of three particular focus points of Chinese space operations in recent months, the other two being the Yaogan-30 constellation and the Beidou-3 navigation satellite system. All three projects saw heightened launch rates and the LKW and Yaogan-30 projects in particular went from inauguration to constellation-strength in a matter of only a few months, indicating their importance in the overall framework of Chinese military and/or civilian space activities.

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Image: CCTV

The Ludikancha Weixing system saw its first launch on December 3rd, 2017 when a Long March 2D deployed the first member of the constellation to an orbit of 488 by 504 Kilometers, inclined 97.46°. Officially, the new satellite was advertised as a high-resolution craft for "remote sensing exploration of land resources."

However, as has been the case for previous missions by the Chinese, there was the immediate suspicion that the mission, in reality, was of military nature and only flying under the cover of land surveying – especially after Western intelligence had been expecting the Chinese to resume reconnaissance launches under their Yaogan Program around6 the time LKW-1 took flight.

China has apparently stopped using the Yaogan designation for its optical and radar reconnaissance missions in May 2016 after launching several such craft on a yearly basis for over a decade – Yaogan-30 being the major exception and a cause for confusion among observers given the pace at which the constellation was deployed. Per the current understanding, LKW may be a new designation for the country's high-resolution optical/radar assets in Low Earth Orbit while Yaogan-30 pursues a different goal of rapid-response data collection.


LKW Constellation as of Saturday – Image: JSatTrak/Spaceflight101

The second satellite in the LKW constellation launched on December 23 – less than three weeks after the first, indicating the Chinese were in a hurry to get the operational system into active service. LKW-2 entered the same plane as the first satellite at a phasing of 180 degrees, optimized for revisit time with the two in a Sun Synchronous Orbit with a local time of descending node at ~10:30 – a typical morning orbit employed for remote sensing of all kinds.

After the first two LKW birds reached orbit, reports emerged that two more were headed into orbit in fairly close succession due to clues in the form of commemorative envelopes and stamps issued by the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.


LKW Orbital Planes – Image: JSatTrak/Spaceflight101

And indeed, LKW-3 lifted off on January 13 and was tracked in an orbit with a local time of descending node at 13:30 – adding an afternoon orbit to the system and enabling the constellation to collect imagery under different lighting conditions. Intra-day collection by deploying satellites to morning and afternoon orbits is utilized in a number of areas like meteorology, commercial imaging and military intelligence collection.

Given the typical layout of constellations, the expectation was for LKW-4 to enter the same plane as LKW-3 at a 180-degree phasing to optimize revisit capabilities for afternoon imaging. The time of Saturday's launch coincided with the orbital plane of LKW-3 passing over the Jiuquan launch site, confirming LKW-4 was headed into its orbital plane; orbital data for the newest constellation member will be available later on Saturday.


Image: CCTV

Whether LKW is indeed intended for remote sensing and land surveying or whether it is an extension of the Yaogan reconnaissance satellite fleet is likely to become evident over time based on replenishment of the Yaogan fleet that operates its low-orbiting reconnaissance satellites in very similar orbits in altitude, inclination, and nodal lines. The two programs are also tied through satellite builder CAST that has been responsible for the low-orbiting optical reconnaissance satellites under Yaogan and has also been announced as the manufacturer of LKW.

Based on the appearance of the LKW satellites – seen in CGI launch animation and actual video of the first satellite separating from its rocket – they employ a hexagonal satellite body with three deployable solar panels – a design shared by a number of low-orbiting imaging satellites operated by a number of nations as well as private entities.


Photo: 81.cn/Weibo

Judging by their size, the LKW satellites are suitable for telescopes in the 65-centimeter range which, on comparable missions, deliver ground resolutions of up to 0.7 meters for black-and-white imagery and better than three meters for multi-band color and near-infrared imagery. This would be in line with reports that LKW is more advanced than the commercial Jilin video and imaging satellites, capable of a ground resolution of 1.13 meters for panchromatic imagery.

Saturday's launch was the 268th flight of the Long March launcher family and the 39th for the Long March 2D variant that debuted back in 1992.

A member of the Long March family, the 2D vehicle was designed as a two-stage version of the Long March 4 launch vehicle, optimized for Low Earth and Sun Synchronous Orbit missions. Up until the December 2016 partial failure on the first SuperView mission, Long March 2D had kept a perfect success record.

CZ-2D is a two-stage rocket standing 41.1 meters tall, 3.35 meters in diameter and weighing around 232 metric tons at liftoff, capable of placing 3,500 Kilograms into Low Earth Orbit and 1,300kg into Sun Synchronous Orbit. Both Stages of the Long March 2D use Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine as propellants.


Photo: 81.cn/Weibo

For the first 157 seconds of Flight, the vehicle is powered by its first stage, equipped with a YF-21C engine module that provides a thrust of 2,962 Kilonewtons and comprises four clustered YF-20C engines. The stage is 27.9 meters long, 3.35 meters in diameter and filled with 183 metric tons of Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide Propellants for a total weight of the first stage at launch of 192,700kg.

After first stage burnout and jettison, the second stage starts controlling the flight. The upper Stage is 10.9 meters in length and has the standard CZ-2D diameter, holding around 52 metric tons of UDMH and NTO propellants at launch. The second stage is powered by a YF-24C main engine providing 742 Kilonewtons of thrust and a 47.1-Kilonewton four-chamber vernier engine for attitude control and circular orbit insertion capability. Long March 2D can be outfitted with two different payload fairings to accommodate payloads of different sizes with fairing diameters of 2.9 and 3.35 meters.

The next Chinese launch on the manifest – barring any surprises – will be a Long March 3B rocket lifting the next pair of Beidou-3 navigation satellites, targeting liftoff in the last week of March.

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[Старый]

Чтото китайцы слишком часто меняют группировки. Короткий срок работы или эксплуатируют несколько параллельно?

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Tкп = 15:10:04.842 BJT (07:10:04.842 UTC)

http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/我国成功发射陆地勘查卫星四号-LKW-4.jpg

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Видео пуска

https://cs842001.vkuservideo.net/15/u50938680/videos/a85e83e88b.720.mp4
https://cs842001.vkuservideo.net/15/u50938680/videos/a85e83e88b.720.mp4 (0:57)

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 1 мин. назад

China's LKW-4 satellite, 陆地勘查卫星四号, was launched at 0710 UTC to a 490 x 502 km x 97 deg orbit, in the same plane as LKW-3.