LAUNCH at 2024 UTC Nov 8 of a CZ-12 from Hainan with the Xingwang (SatNet) Group 29 internet sats
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Rant of the day: I hate the newfangled term PNT (for 'position, navigation and timing'). Both timing and position have been integral parts of navigation since the RGO was founded in 1675, so it's just tautological. Just say 'Nav'.
LAUNCH at 0048 UTC Nov 7 of a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg with the US Space Force SBST R-4 group of satellites (mission USSF-432)
The Gushenxing-2 (Ceres-2) carried the Yunyao-1-28 sat with a GNSS-RO meteo payload, the Juntian-1-06A radar sat, the Zhongbe Daxue 1 optical imaging sat for North Univ of China, and Guanlan Shiyan. The owner and mission for Guanlan Shiyan is unknown so far.
LAUNCH at 2337 UTC Nov 6 of the Gushenxing-2 rocket from Jiuquan on its second launch, reaching orbit successfully for the first time.