Zhurong Lander/Rover, Surface Operations at Utopia Planitia |
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Zhurong Lander/Rover, Surface Operations at Utopia Planitia |
 May 14 2021, 10:01 PM
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HGA back alive, orbiter possible returned to parking orbit. Everything good to wait for the heat shield burn, that will start in 1 hour.
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May 14 2021, 10:01 PM
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The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) reports : "Ye Peijian, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a key researcher on China’s lunar programme, said during a Thursday lecture at the Beijing Institute of Technology that the rover would land at about 7.11am Saturday Beijing time, local media reported."
So now that the separation of the lander has apparently occurred, there can be no delay to this plan, as was previously an option. It cannot now return to Mars orbit. So landing expected at 23.11:30 UTC Friday 14th. Then I presume we need to add on the current light time for radio signals to arrive from Mars, which is 17 minutes 43 seconds. So I guess landing confirmation signals can arrive no earlier than 23:29 UTC. |
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May 14 2021, 10:26 PM
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A resume from the feed by Edgar Kaiser with his 1 meter dish, clearly showing the deorbit burn, avoid colision burn (small one) and burn to get orbit again (last big one).
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May 14 2021, 10:33 PM
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Fabulous video of the burn just played on the live feed.
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May 14 2021, 10:37 PM
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You watching the RocketGyan feed, Tom, or do you have another?
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May 14 2021, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
what web site was that, Tom?
If you mean Rocket Gyan's live feed, he was only showing an old video of the initial Tianwen Mars orbit insertion burn. |
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May 14 2021, 10:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 444 Joined: 1-July 05 From: New York City Member No.: 424 |
Nick, it was the RocketGyan feed at the link posted by Huguet here:http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=8627&view=findpost&p=252215
I hadn't been watching much at all, but a few minutes ago tuned in just in time to catch the video. You could see the spacecraft wobble under the influence of the rocket thrust. Kenny: Ah, thanks, hadn't been listening closely so didn't realize it was the orbit insertion burn. Sorry about gushing over such OLD NEWS.  
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May 14 2021, 11:14 PM
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Perhaps there will be comparable imagery of the lander separation.
Should have landed by now; waiting for the signal to get to Earth.... |
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May 14 2021, 11:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
Rocket Gyan livestream is quoting Chinese commentators stating successful landing, without details yet.
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May 14 2021, 11:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
Several rumours of a successful landing on Weibo, including one from an apparent insider to the mission.
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May 15 2021, 12:12 AM
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I just couldn't get any feeder after Mars go off sight from Edgar Kaiser and AMSAT in Germany.... so i didn't see the maneuvers to image the landing... I think its time to find or put a dish on Americas to this amateur purpose of video streaming huge events like this one.... and it will became more and more common.
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May 15 2021, 12:16 AM
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Official source saying landing nominal.
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1393358422700183552
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May 15 2021, 12:39 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
CNSA just tweeted #Mars!!!
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May 15 2021, 12:43 AM
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CGTN:
#BREAKING China's Tianwen-1 probe lands on #Mars https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1393365096609435648 And also from Xinhua. https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4637036026006686 -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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May 15 2021, 12:47 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to CNSA on this achievement!
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