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Launch of Tianlian-2-06
CASC/CALT launched a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng 3B/E) from Xichang in Sichuan at 1200 UTC, or 2000 local time (CST). The rocket was struck by lightning during its ascent, but the mission appears to have been successful. The payload was Tianlian-2-06, a geosychronous relay satellite for supporting communications between satellites, crewed spacecraft, and ground stations. This was the 177th flight of the Long March 3 family, and the 105th flight of the 3B/E variant. [Source: CALT]
Launch of Kinetica 1 Rideshare
CAS Space launched a Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1) from Jiuquan in Gansu at 2333 UTC, or 0733 Friday morning local time (CST). It delivered five satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit; an AI data centre demonstration satellite called Chenguang-1 for Orbital Chenguang, a space debris monitoring satellite called Gande-1-01 for Lianxi Space Technology Group and Aotian Technology, an infrared observation satellite called Xiguang-2-03 for Xinghuo Chuanming Beijing Technology, an experimental AI satellite called Jitian-A-04 for Zhejiang Lab, and a meteorology satellite called Yinglong Fengguang-1 for Jiangsu Yinglong Satellite Technology. This was the 15th flight of Kinetica-1. [Source: CAS Space]
Delay of Starship Flight 13
Starship Flight 13 has been delayed again by 24 hours due to bad weather. SpaceX want good visibility to observe the heatshield during ascent. The storm is meant to be clearing up ahead of tomorrow's launch window. [Source: SpaceX]
International Space Station Activities
The crew of the International Space Station prepared for the departure of the MS-28 crew this weekend, as well as carrying out routine research and maintenance. [Source: NASA]
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