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Topic: Landspace (Chinese private launch company)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-27-2018 11:49 AM
Landspace suffered an issue with the third stage of its Zhuque-1 solid launch vehicle Saturday (Oct. 27) as it bid to become the first Chinese private launch company to reach orbit, reports SpaceNews. The three-stage Zhuque-1, named after the Vermillion Bird from Chinese mythology, lifted off from a mobile platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, at 4 a.m. Eastern (4 p.m. local time).No live coverage or reporting was available, but space enthusiasts tracking Chinese launches attended, posting apparent images and footage of the launch on Sina Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like microblogging service. After nominal first and second stages and fairing separation an issue with the third stage resulted in the spacecraft failing to achieve orbit, Landspace CEO Zhang Changwu confirmed to press at the site following the launch. The lost payload was the Weila-1 ('Future') satellite with a mass of 10-30 kg for China Central Television (CCTV) and developed by Beijing MinoSpace Technology company, founded in 2017. The satellite was intended to be used by the broadcaster for a science outreach TV series. |
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-28-2018 06:26 AM
Any info where the payload ended up? Pacific Ocean? | |
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