The Long March-8 Yao-3 carrier rocket will carry out the launch of the Queqiao-2 lunar exploration project. The two rocket launch windows will be 8:21-8:47, Beijing time on March 20, 9:45-10:16..
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The Long March-8 Yao-3 carrier rocket will carry out the launch of the Queqiao-2 lunar exploration project. The two rocket launch windows will be 8:21-8:47, Beijing time on March 20, 9:45-10:16..
Update on DRO-A/B: USSF finds a spacecraft in a suboptimal lunar transfer orbit, doubt it's salvageable at this point without the YZ-1S firing up again
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Mr. Liu Baiqi (刘百奇), chairman of Galactic Energy, has revealed that Pallas-1's maiden flight is scheduled to take place toward the end of this year. He also said the company plans 10-12 launches for its Ceres-1 launch vehicle this year.
Meanwhile, the company has just completed a successful simulation run of Pallas-1's guidance and control system, which verified the performance of its flight computer and various servos mechanisms. The image below shows the apparatus for simulating dynamic loads experienced by the rocket during flight.
The 50-ton 1st-stage Cangqiong engine for the Pallas-1 rocket has accumulated more than 20,000 seconds in test runs, confirming its performance and reliability. Galactic Energy plans to produce 24 Pallas-1 per year.
YZ-1S is designed to fire twice, once to place payload into orbit, the 2nd to deorbit. Since the first burn put the sats to translunar orbit, there is fuel for a 2nd burn. The only question is that it is not designed to work for days, so the thermal protection may not last long enough for the 2nd burn.
