Why plan delayed? (changed from 2025 to 2027)
Another question: How's Changguang's current tech, satellite/service scale, market cap compared with other global players, like Maxar, Airbus, Planet Labs, etc.?
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China's Space Program Thread II
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Why plan delayed? (changed from 2025 to 2027)
Another question: How's Changguang's current tech, satellite/service scale, market cap compared with other global players, like Maxar, Airbus, Planet Labs, etc.?
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The launch of Zhuque-2E Y2 has been scrubbed for a later date due to a technical fault caused by a support crew error: improper handling of a ground support cable connector, causing the cable to disconnect from the rocket and disrupting the pre-launch preparations. The rocket and other equipment are not damaged from this incident.
The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday.
I have always wondered, aren't fairings supposed to be streamlined and aerodynamic? Or does it not really affect the rocket's performance?The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday.
This thermal protection wears off in the first seconds after the rocket launch and has practically no effect on anything.
It is thermal protection for the payload when the rocket is standing on the ground for hours waiting for the launch window. The temperature inside can be very hot or cold. Same protection may also be applied to fuel tanks.
It would naturally shake off soon after lift-off. See this CZ-2D launch. You can see white pieces dropped off from all over the rocket including the fairing. By 30s everything is gone.
The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday.
Just in: ZQ-2 launch success, at 12.12. (Beijing Time). [2 hours ago]
Payload: Six satellites, aka Tianyi-29, 34, 35, 42, 45, 46.
The mission marks 5th launch of ZQ-2, and 28th rocket launch of 2025.
CCTV report:
Launch videos from different angles:
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The heat shield technology is likely shared and open-sourced commercially. The design and placement of the heat shields happened to look similar to those of the Long March 2D launched just days ago.
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This is the 27th launch after all
Nothing is known about the March, supposed launch of Kuaizhou, except for preliminary NOTAM and vague rumors about an explosion on the launch pad. Even the modification of the missile is not known exactly. At best, it is a “launch preparation accident”.