Chinese amateur satellites - Launch delay
Hi all.
I see Spaceflightnow.com have announced a delay to the amateur satellites initially due to fly on the 20th July
I was searching around for the up and downlink frequencies for the transponder, but instead found this:
Long March 6 • Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: Taiyuan, China A Chinese Long March 6 rocket will launch with a cluster of small Chinese amateur and university research satellites. The flight will mark the first launch of the Long March 6, a new rocket fueled by kerosene and liquid oxygen to replace China’s previous generation of launch vehicles. Delayed from July 20. [July 6]
It suggests the new launch date will be in September.
73
David G0MRF
We asked them to do that so that their satellites and Fox-1 can all launch at the same time. ;-)
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 7/7/2015 13:45, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi all.
I see Spaceflightnow.com have announced a delay to the amateur satellites initially due to fly on the 20th July
...
It suggests the new launch date will be in September.
73
David G0MRF
Hi Jerry
How very accommodating of them.
Perhaps the next time you are all having a chat you could ask them to give AO-73 a gentle shove up to 1000km+
Regards
David
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Buxton n0jy@amsat.org To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2015 8:01 pm Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Chinese amateur satellites - Launch delay
We asked them to do that so that their satellites and Fox-1 can all launch at the same time. ;-)
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 7/7/2015 13:45, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi all.
I see Spaceflightnow.com have announced a delay
to the amateur satellites initially due to fly on the 20th July
...
It
suggests the new launch date will be in September.
73
David
G0MRF
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