Every Chinese Rocket Design Explained!

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  • Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
  • China is now the number one nation in terms of rocket launches, with most of its launchers tracing their design heritage back to the Dong Feng 5 ICBM.
    This includes the Long March 2, 3 & 4 - all propelled by YF-20 family Engines burning UDMH & NTO
    The Newer Long March 5,6 &7 all use new cryogenic propulsion systems.
    Long March 11 is a solid rocket based system.
    More info at:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Ma...)
    space.skyrocket.de/directorie...
    www.astronautix.com/c/china.html
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  • @B_B_B_
    @B_B_B_ 2 роки тому +114

    He misspoke at 3:21, when he says: “The Feng Bao made 8 orbital launch attempts over its career, with only 8 of them being successful”.
    He meant to say 11 attempts with only 8 successful.

  • @TheAziz
    @TheAziz 4 роки тому +293

    "Is everybody keeping up?" Man, I lost it right after Long March 2F, trying to process this wall of data

    • @gordonmcmillan883
      @gordonmcmillan883 4 роки тому +23

      Is that a Wall of data, or a Great Wall of data?

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn 4 роки тому +2

      did you turn it off and back on again? lol

    • @mustlovedragons8047
      @mustlovedragons8047 4 роки тому +1

      12:08 Am I the only one who heard Dark Helmet's voice saying "Everybody got that?"

    • @gordonxu2989
      @gordonxu2989 3 роки тому

      Viser versa

  • @GonkDroid0923
    @GonkDroid0923 3 роки тому +75

    Scott: Scottish
    Me: American
    Rockets: Chinese
    Hotel: Trivago

    • @suborbitalpada6609
      @suborbitalpada6609 3 роки тому +2

      goodone,i had a stroke due to laughing to this comment

  • @b4nes
    @b4nes 4 роки тому +611

    Of course YF is correctly pronounced: 液体发动机
    DUH!

    • @dukenukem8381
      @dukenukem8381 4 роки тому +9

      Scott tones were out of wack but pronouncation was half decent

    • @dukenukem8381
      @dukenukem8381 4 роки тому +43

      @Feiner Fug 液 ye - means liquid, 体- ti substance(form),发动机 fadongji - engine(发 to send 动 movement 机 engine)

    • @n-steam
      @n-steam 4 роки тому +9

      @Feiner Fug Even if he was chinese, he'd still have had to learn it ;)

    • @Azariven
      @Azariven 4 роки тому +6

      Yeti FarDongGee ... if you're looking for a pronunciation

    • @takanara7
      @takanara7 4 роки тому +4

      You can actually push that google translate and it will pronounce it for you.

  • @kiplinghu
    @kiplinghu 4 роки тому +243

    Thank your Scotty, I'm a Chinese rocket fan learning the Chinese rocket knowledge through an American fan....

    • @user-em8cf8yi9j
      @user-em8cf8yi9j 4 роки тому +19

      人家是苏格兰人。。。

    • @dorson723
      @dorson723 4 роки тому +4

      Guess you need a new source tolearn

    • @problem5697
      @problem5697 4 роки тому +1

      @@dorson723 wdym

    • @RonaldMcPaul
      @RonaldMcPaul 4 роки тому +3

      @@user-em8cf8yi9j Yeah but I think he lives in America now haha

    • @BLD426
      @BLD426 3 роки тому

      @@RonaldMcPaul Nailed it "Ronny".

  • @IOwnThisHandle
    @IOwnThisHandle 4 роки тому +233

    3:21 It made 8 orbital launch attempts with only 8 of them being successful? That failure of a rocket only achiving 100% launch successfulness

    • @yanDeriction
      @yanDeriction 4 роки тому +94

      you know asian parents

    • @mbaxter22
      @mbaxter22 4 роки тому +34

      Tiger moms, man it's never good enough for them.

    • @alphaadhito
      @alphaadhito 4 роки тому +18

      @@yanDeriction Haha, that crack me up. You only got 8/8, we need 9/8!

    • @theambergryphon4266
      @theambergryphon4266 4 роки тому +3

      @Martian Engineer Everyone's slacking compared to SpaceX :P

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 4 роки тому +4

      @Martian Engineer failure is the mother of success

  • @Ghostread
    @Ghostread 4 роки тому +540

    3:22 wait 8/8 that's pretty good.

    • @mango_tgo8361
      @mango_tgo8361 4 роки тому +7

      Ghost Gaming oh yeah

    • @briananderson3620
      @briananderson3620 4 роки тому +13

      I wonder if he miss spoken

    • @Anacronian
      @Anacronian 4 роки тому +128

      In China, they expect 10 out of 8.

    • @cgunugc
      @cgunugc 4 роки тому +40

      Wikipedia says the Feng Bao 1 had 11 launch attempts, 7 successes.

    • @sonofgars1074
      @sonofgars1074 4 роки тому +3

      I heard that too lol

  • @liquidhype3025
    @liquidhype3025 4 роки тому +308

    Love the fact that you're doing these types of videos. Would be awesome if you could a similar video on Europa through Ariane 1-6, the indian SLV->ASLV->PSLV->GSLV Mk2/2+/3 or a "History of" type video like you did for Atlas and Delta. I mean who wouldn't want a 15-20min long video of the history of the Titan family.

  • @stekra3159
    @stekra3159 3 роки тому +119

    The Chinese Space Program is a bit like if the US kept every version of the Atlas ever build in servies to this day

    • @sudonim7552
      @sudonim7552 3 роки тому +12

      That's basically what the Soyuz is too. In the end it's just based on a very old ICBM.

    • @totallynoteverything1.
      @totallynoteverything1. 3 роки тому +2

      but if they disregarded where the rockets or it's jettisoned parts will crash

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao 2 роки тому +4

      @@totallynoteverything1. Exactly why they built that new launch site on near Hainan. Not every country have the luxury to have a wonderful place called Florida or Mojave desert. (Most developed area of China is alone east and most desert are not easily accessable due to their relatively high altitude)

    • @fredh8065
      @fredh8065 2 роки тому +5

      And yet its still most cost effective and reliable. Unlike the US, only for flashy propaganda but totally impractical. Now looking back,the shuttle was such a joke. Overpriced. Impractical. High maintenance. Highly inefficient. Nothing more than just a PR coup.

    • @Benji-jj2bg
      @Benji-jj2bg 2 роки тому +3

      @Fred H
      Wrong. The shuttle was designed that way for a specific mission that the DOD wanted done. The shuttle was able to get all its funding because it designed it specifically to be able to do that mission. I suggest doing a little research.

  • @roskiluo6939
    @roskiluo6939 4 роки тому +18

    As a chinese, what i know about our rockets is that they are all long march 长征, some are huge and tall, some are small and short

  • @RubenKelevra
    @RubenKelevra 4 роки тому +603

    3:21 only 8 of 8 attempts successful? 🤔

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 4 роки тому +42

      Wonder what they aren't telling us. 😈

    • @jamesdriscoll9405
      @jamesdriscoll9405 4 роки тому +6

      That's causality for ya!

    • @pcislocked
      @pcislocked 4 роки тому +36

      me, trying to insult ch*na

    • @LunarOutlawsGarage
      @LunarOutlawsGarage 4 роки тому +30

      Ruben Kelevra lol I am glad it was not just me I had to go back and listen to it again

    • @cgunugc
      @cgunugc 4 роки тому +42

      Wikipedia says the Feng Bao 1 had 11 launches, and 4 failures. Definitely misspeaking somewhere in there.

  • @mbrav
    @mbrav 4 роки тому +15

    Absolutely wonderful and faithful video. One small detail: it would've been helpful to include "Long March" titles in-between rocket family transitions just in order to give some extra level of awareness to the viewer.

  • @benjaminnevarez1629
    @benjaminnevarez1629 4 роки тому +142

    12:38
    One Space, Two Space, Red Space, Blue Space

  • @Tyler-sy7jo
    @Tyler-sy7jo 4 роки тому +13

    It's weird. When I first subbed to this channel it was shortly after a friend of mine introduced me to KSP and subsequently to Scott. I started watching the KSP vids that had to do with realistic physics concepts and real life astro things, that led me to watch the videos that are straight up just physics. Now the channel is mostly talking about rocket designs, reactors, motors, space news and whatnot and I still watch every video. Also I ended up discovering Frasier Cain through Scott (can't remember how). I'm not a physicist and certainly no astronomer (chemistry undergrad), but I love watching these. Scott explained how the Chernobyl reactor worked in a way that I understood and can actually relay to others.

  • @williamylee
    @williamylee 4 роки тому +70

    Long March 5 just had its first completely successful launch yesterday (Dec 27, 2019), capable of delivering 25,000 kg to LEO and 14,000 kg to GTO

    • @hanfucolorful9656
      @hanfucolorful9656 4 роки тому +6

      you should put a date there, after yesterday (DD/MM/YYYY), otherwise, after 3 months, nobody now yesterday is what time.

    • @williamylee
      @williamylee 4 роки тому +4

      @@hanfucolorful9656 added.

    • @hanfucolorful9656
      @hanfucolorful9656 4 роки тому

      @@williamylee good job in 
      the new year!

    • @tx9ju
      @tx9ju Рік тому

      I was very impressed with the size of the cx 5 when it was launched, but now very excited to see the CZ 9 rocket when it is finished😱

  • @sidiliang3472
    @sidiliang3472 4 роки тому +15

    Great video! I just want to add that the LM-5 Y3 just launched successfully yesterday with live coverage. Many more LM-5 coming up in 2020!

  • @ropersonline
    @ropersonline 4 роки тому +46

    3:21: "The Feng Bao made eight orbital launch attempts over its career with only eight of them being successful."
    Come again?

  • @AstroDragon33
    @AstroDragon33 4 роки тому +9

    90% of the time, you literally post a video a day or so after I think about a certain topic that sparks my interest... And the video is about the topic I was thinking about. . . WTFalcon? I think we are vibing on the same wavelength Scott. Your f-ing amazing.
    Thanks for answering my questions and explaining everything I think about, you telepathic beast. No wonder you do so well on UA-cam!

  • @andyfeimsternfei8408
    @andyfeimsternfei8408 4 роки тому +5

    Scott your as "perfect" as any human being I know! Absolutely amazing!

  • @wmason1961
    @wmason1961 4 роки тому +100

    Now I see why you needed to take a break from this and play Kerbal.

    • @revenevan11
      @revenevan11 4 роки тому +3

      Personally, I need a break to play kerbal whenever I so much as think about China. I'm trying to get banned so that I can put it on my resume.

    • @user-dc1ud6px3s
      @user-dc1ud6px3s 4 роки тому +2

      @@revenevan11 Guess you'll have to stick to KSP then, I'm afraid 😛, and leave real rockets to the Chinese.

    • @lunaurum3515
      @lunaurum3515 3 роки тому +1

      @@user-dc1ud6px3s I don't think the villages want rockets left to the government

  • @yangtim8195
    @yangtim8195 4 роки тому +8

    Previously, every rocket needed to be modified to fulfill the requirements of each mission, so there were tons of types, the CZ-7 was originally called CZ-2/HF, "HF" means change engine, some of the CZ-5 designs was shifted to CZ-7 due to its core stage diameter. The bad naming issue could be ended up in these new series of rockets been developing. I'm happy to see that CASC started to use digits which refers to the stage number, booster number sth. like that to name the rockets' sub types.

  • @willworkforicecream
    @willworkforicecream 4 роки тому +145

    While it would suck at the time, having a rocket land on your house would make pretty cool story a few years down the road.

    • @David-hx4gw
      @David-hx4gw 4 роки тому +38

      Yeah I could see myself telling that story over and over again at my oncology appointments. Because cancer probably.

    • @TheJttv
      @TheJttv 4 роки тому +11

      if you survive......

    • @tolga1cool
      @tolga1cool 4 роки тому +12

      cool indeed, except the cancer you got frrom the propellant lol

    • @M4RC90
      @M4RC90 4 роки тому +11

      Having a cool story to tell losing your entire house and basically everything you had, if you even survive.
      Hmmm, I wonder what's the better choice. I don't even know if it would be covered by insurance or if they even have insurance.

    • @enjibkk6850
      @enjibkk6850 4 роки тому +5

      Great excuse to miss school

  • @grandgao3984
    @grandgao3984 4 роки тому +2

    Very informative video, thanks for your work!

  • @LunchBokth
    @LunchBokth 4 роки тому

    YOU’RE AWESOME PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING STUFF AND THINGS

  • @leodikinis7390
    @leodikinis7390 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the historical overview.

  • @andrewhanson9750
    @andrewhanson9750 4 роки тому +3

    No as a westerner that has never learnt Chinese pronunciation you did very well getting those names as close as possible...
    There's so little material about Chinese space program that is properly translated to English, thanks for making videos about this~

  • @cyclonicleo
    @cyclonicleo 4 роки тому

    Great quick and dirty overview. Cheers Scott!

  • @jam98fl
    @jam98fl 5 місяців тому

    I'd love to see more of these kind of rocket explanation videos. The weekly updates are awesome but the history and breakdown of rockets and satellites is so cool

  • @lizi1936
    @lizi1936 4 роки тому +415

    Who’s here after successful launch of Long March 5?

    • @rushing3953
      @rushing3953 4 роки тому +11

      Before and after ^^

    • @user-wf3gi2fc3f
      @user-wf3gi2fc3f 4 роки тому +6

      Tsai Ing-wen蔡英文 党和人民不会忘记你!未来你的地位和建国同志一样!

    • @user-fn5ex3wn3w
      @user-fn5ex3wn3w 4 роки тому

      打卡!(手动滑稽)

    • @zengguangyu
      @zengguangyu 4 роки тому +5

      @@user-wf3gi2fc3f Never underestimate the stupidities of the CCP's 50 cents army.

    • @dduay
      @dduay 4 роки тому +19

      @@zengguangyu 傻逼

  • @hyzhfer
    @hyzhfer 4 роки тому +123

    Great, I’m now a Chinese who listens to a Scotsman explaining Chinese rockets

    • @RoentgenChernobyl
      @RoentgenChernobyl 4 роки тому +12

      奈何国内没有频道像这位老哥这样专注于大火箭啊。

    • @danielchong2917
      @danielchong2917 4 роки тому

      @@RoentgenChernobyl 我怕是不能,“涉嫌泄漏国家机密”?

    • @RoentgenChernobyl
      @RoentgenChernobyl 4 роки тому +9

      Daniel Chong 这里面说的也都是公开资料,尺寸啊,燃料类型啊。具体结构设计啥的真机密也都没谈

    • @longli928
      @longli928 4 роки тому +7

      @@RoentgenChernobyl 去航爱网(spaceflightfans.cn)可以查这些资料,视频讲解倒是真的没有

    • @arthurleo9365
      @arthurleo9365 4 роки тому +10

      The letter A is redundant, it can be left out. You can say, I am Chinese. This is the proper way to express it.

  • @avejst
    @avejst 4 роки тому +1

    Great walk-through
    Thanks for sharing :-)

  • @steveo6034
    @steveo6034 4 роки тому +2

    Been waiting for this!!

  • @christianoakley1686
    @christianoakley1686 3 роки тому +4

    Really enjoy Scott Manley's videos. Scott is really engaging, informative and his videos are professionally edited. Greta viewing. Which begs the question,...why has Scott never developed a video lasting more than 30 minutes?? Be great to see Scott dive deep into a subject,....and get a video in the 40-60min range.

  • @caonabo2
    @caonabo2 4 роки тому +6

    Great video Scott! Have you ever considered becoming a university professor? You do a great deal teaching and explaining.

  • @SuLokify
    @SuLokify 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Scott - great video as always. I'd love to see your take on proposed hybrid cycle nuclear propulsion such as Bucknell's NTTR

  • @codebox4327
    @codebox4327 4 роки тому

    Very well explained, thanks!

  • @sammoore2242
    @sammoore2242 4 роки тому +21

    You missed that iSpace's Hyperbola-1 reached orbit this year.

  • @unything2696
    @unything2696 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks for covering another huge gap in my knowledge, this one beeing about chinese rockets! Now I just have to learn about almost anything minus one. What exciting times lie ahead of me! Thank you for sharing your research, Scott.

  • @Gammaduster
    @Gammaduster 4 роки тому

    Great research, as always !

  • @TheLoreExplorer
    @TheLoreExplorer 4 роки тому +2

    Scott Manly! The outer wilds has actual space flight mechanics in it with "shuttles". The grav cannons. Using my Kerbol Knowledge ive made a tutorial and visited all but 1 planet(outer most). Thank you sir for teaching me! Love watching the videos to learn!

  • @fengyuxie9280
    @fengyuxie9280 4 роки тому +25

    congrats, CZ 5-Y3!

    • @cnweike
      @cnweike 3 роки тому

      congrats, CZ 5-Y4!

  • @matthanson6438
    @matthanson6438 4 роки тому +13

    im sure youre sick of chinese space tech, but i would love to learn more about the Long March 11 launch system from the barge. looks friggin awesome

    • @shugezhang4974
      @shugezhang4974 3 роки тому

      It's basically a df-31 missile, the rocket was designed to quickly and safely replenish lost satellites during wartime.

  • @louisb229
    @louisb229 4 роки тому

    Going to hit 1 million very soon. It's because of your talent, balance and hard work. Early congratulations!

  • @OrbitalAstronaut
    @OrbitalAstronaut 4 роки тому

    I've been waiting for this episode forever. Cant believe it is finally here.

  • @supamat
    @supamat 4 роки тому +3

    Welcome back mr space guy

  • @John-pk4jm
    @John-pk4jm 4 роки тому +12

    Taking the Xichang Satellite Launch Center as an example, its booster landing area is called "Guizhou First-stage Rocket Debris Falling Area", involving 19 counties and nearly 2 million inhabitants. The area of the landing area is about 4,000 square kilometers. Each launch requires about 100,000 people to enter the evacuation area for about 10 hours. It's painful, but it had been done for every launch. You can often find videos of locals using mobile phones to record the fall of a booster on Chinese social media. I know it's crazy but it seems to be an entertainment for them.

  • @hoisinglaw4261
    @hoisinglaw4261 4 роки тому

    nice!a review about PRC's rockets!

  • @DroneMee
    @DroneMee 4 роки тому +1

    Yes! Been expecting this one.

  • @voongnz
    @voongnz 4 роки тому +21

    It'll be interesting if you did a video on the earliest rockets from 13th century China, although obviously not space rockets but part of the evolutionary history of rockets.

    • @maxk4324
      @maxk4324 4 роки тому +8

      Funny how things come back around like that sometimes

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 4 роки тому +1

      @@maxk4324 How about the one exploed in your hand, you could lose your hearing for half day

  • @andrewhanson9750
    @andrewhanson9750 4 роки тому +7

    Actually there are changes in recent years about how Chinese media publishing the results for the space program.
    There's a documentary about the first limping launch of CZ5 that offers the reason for delaying a couple of times, also a few TV shows has invited the launch control team and the technician that called out the pause in the 10s countdown for interview/talks. but these are all in Chinese and broadcasted on Chinese platforms, some can be found on UA-cam but not many.

  • @alexhatfield2987
    @alexhatfield2987 4 роки тому +1

    Wow Scott. Epic! I can understand the procrastination with the Kerbal SRB only moon landing now....😄

  • @edisonagradeahead6134
    @edisonagradeahead6134 4 роки тому

    thank you for your explanation

  • @killman369547
    @killman369547 4 роки тому +13

    The long march 11 launch looks similar to that of an SS-18 ICBM where the rocket is ejected out of its container and into the air before the rocket engine ignites

    • @bodyno3158
      @bodyno3158 4 роки тому +2

      It is an ICBM derived rocket, derived from DF-31 ICBM, a spy leaked DF-31’s top secret data to some foreign country (I believe it's USA) , rendered those missiles obsolete, but DF-31AG is still in service--the only two things DF-31 and DF-31AG shared are the look and the name.

    • @wingniw4177
      @wingniw4177 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, they repainted the launch vehicles at former launches, which obviously is military vehicles , and lately they don’t even repaint again

    • @franksun4017
      @franksun4017 4 роки тому

      It’s meant to be cheap, easy to handle and transport.

  • @SilentSalad
    @SilentSalad 4 роки тому +9

    There's some channels who's video I like before watching. This is one of them.

  • @wisemandenny8
    @wisemandenny8 4 роки тому

    Great and informative video

  • @sandercohen5543
    @sandercohen5543 4 роки тому

    Congratulations on your 2222th video, scott. ^^

  • @Anacronian
    @Anacronian 4 роки тому +7

    7:29 you don't fool us Scott, We know you are perfect and thy scalp is divine!

  • @IPilotheHATREDCopter
    @IPilotheHATREDCopter 4 роки тому +4

    Could you do a video on finances behind rocket programs? I always wondered who insures a rocket launch against failure? Who funds and how do they (NASA, JAXA or any other agency) ask for funds for certain missions? I know not everyone is interested in finances but it might make an interesting video!

    • @fungames24
      @fungames24 4 роки тому +3

      An insurance company will insure a rocket. If nothing goes wrong, they will make a big profit. When something goes wrong, they will declare bankruptcy. The insurance buyer will then cover their own loss. Even if the insurer doesn't go bankrupt, they will likely write off the lost asset with depreciation. A brand new rocket is worth 500m. But, after sitting out in the open for a few days waiting for launch, the rocket is only worth 25m. The insurer collected 20% premium of 100m. After rocket failure, the insurer pays out 25m less administration fees and compulsory excess of 12.5m. All in all, the insurance buyer gets back about 10m, which is quite good considering it could have been a total loss of 500m + 100m = 600m. Financing is very interesting indeed, and most people will think it's rocket science.

  • @JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke
    @JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke 4 роки тому

    The best space news UA-cam channel...bar-none

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 4 роки тому

    Great info....Thanks Scott...From my house in Ky.

  • @harrypeng9028
    @harrypeng9028 3 роки тому +4

    They do have real-time streaming of the launches, just not on western platforms like yt

  • @zpa8033
    @zpa8033 4 роки тому +6

    I agree with this view: 【the courage to innovate means the courage to fail.】 The failure of the rocket launch was reasonable and acceptable.
    Marveled at the rapid development of elon musk's space x, young engineers working at CNSA have criticized on social networks: "Chinese news media have always promoted the high success rate of Chinese rocket launches. Leading CNSA executives to fear failure and become too conservative, Technology innovation is slow. "

    • @aerojetrocketdyners-2538
      @aerojetrocketdyners-2538 4 роки тому +1

      be greatful that China has a world class space program, while in my country, space is just an after thought.

  • @crcpeart
    @crcpeart 4 роки тому

    Another video, another like! Flying safely on to 1m subscribers!

  • @happy......
    @happy...... 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you.
    Good pronunciation btw.

  • @baoyiyang
    @baoyiyang 4 роки тому +18

    Imagine what man kind can do if there's no politicians

    • @zhuyu6530
      @zhuyu6530 4 роки тому +2

      Imagine what earth can be if there's no Human kind

    • @franksun4017
      @franksun4017 4 роки тому

      Zhu Yu It will be a nice planet for sure. But isn’t the whole point of space exploration being “human leaving earth”?

    • @SpencerLemay
      @SpencerLemay 4 роки тому +1

      @@zhuyu6530 Earth would be just a rock that inevitably dies and is forgotten forever.

    • @user-pf9ng6ib7d
      @user-pf9ng6ib7d 3 роки тому

      imagine that civilization in other plants lauching stuff into space for searching us

    • @leoacert2865
      @leoacert2865 3 роки тому

      @@user-pf9ng6ib7d r/showerthoughts

  • @ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958
    @ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 4 роки тому +4

    Yay ! The classic spaceship and theme sound are back, along with "hello I'm Scott Manley". This is my favorite intro of any UA-cam channel. I also like the way rocket parts just fall to earth in China. Hopefully I can visit there someday to see it. We just don't get that here.

    • @maxk4324
      @maxk4324 4 роки тому +1

      The smoke from those crashes is insanely toxic. Those people shouldn't be that close, it's shear stupidity. The Chinese gov't actually warns them well in advance and instructs them to evacuate and not to go near the crash site, but they ignore it because they have a death wish or something.

  • @j-tothe-ay
    @j-tothe-ay 4 роки тому

    I totally understand why you had to get some Kerbal time in between this research. I wish you had a paid team to help your research cause your videos are awesome

  • @ruijiewang973
    @ruijiewang973 4 роки тому

    awesome video!

  • @tanks608
    @tanks608 4 роки тому +246

    Man it is crazy how much stuff falls off those rockets when they launch.

    • @jasonzhang8577
      @jasonzhang8577 4 роки тому +45

      tanks608 one of the assembly staff told me those debris are used for temperature keeping prior to liftoff

    • @scottmanley
      @scottmanley  4 роки тому +208

      Insulation, it’s supposed to fall off

    • @tanks608
      @tanks608 4 роки тому +16

      @@scottmanley omg the man himself, isnt insulation falling off and striking the vehicle what took down Columbia though?

    • @michagrill9432
      @michagrill9432 4 роки тому +36

      @@tanks608 when it reentered yes because it put a hole in the heat shield. But this doesnt need to reenter

    • @anthonyc4138
      @anthonyc4138 4 роки тому +3

      @@tanks608 a think a foam caused it not sure

  • @MrVitconst
    @MrVitconst 4 роки тому +3

    12:03 Wow Long March 9 look like much smaller, than other heavies rockets, but beat them all with 140 tons lift power. Have very effective engine. Exclude Starship with 150 tons, but Starship is much bigger in size, than Long March 9, but have only extra 10 tons lift power

    • @davidk1308
      @davidk1308 3 роки тому

      Very true. But Starship is also meant to be fully reusable. So technically, Starship is in the neighborhood of like 200-300 tons iirc to LEO, but they won't do that.

  • @abngab7291
    @abngab7291 3 роки тому +2

    U R doing fine with your Chinese, I salute you!
    I had worst problem when I tried to speak English.
    Good on you.

  • @Lambdadelta-kyo
    @Lambdadelta-kyo 4 роки тому +1

    This inspired me to make some more rockets in Kerbal Space Program. Made it to the Mun and back, even though it took a few orbits of grazing Kerbin's atmosphere to actually land.

  • @andersbackman3977
    @andersbackman3977 4 роки тому +4

    3:23 ...it made eight orbital attempts and only eight of them successful...
    A 100% success rate sounds pretty decent :)

  • @AubriGryphon
    @AubriGryphon 4 роки тому +4

    Hey, Scott! You keep switching between payload to LEO, GEO, and GTO in this video, which makes it hard to compare the rockets. Would it be unfair to measue all launch vehicles on LEO? (Maybe do a whole show on measuring payload performance?)

    • @gml6040
      @gml6040 2 роки тому +2

      Yes it would, because depending on the design of the rocket, for example the type of engine on the upper stage, it can make a big difference to what payload it can take to different orbits.
      For example, Falcon 9 has a larger payload to LEO, where Altas V 421 catches up in terms of payload at higher altitudes, eventually overtaking Falcon 9 capabilities at a high enough altitude (about 12 tonnes at 1400km altitude). This is because the H2/LOX upper state on the Atlas is much more efficient which makes a big difference at high altitude.

  • @eriklan4014
    @eriklan4014 4 роки тому

    Thank you. good video.

  • @muddywaters8706
    @muddywaters8706 4 роки тому +2

    3:04 The ultimate in reentry heat shielding!

  • @hritikjuyal5484
    @hritikjuyal5484 4 роки тому +5

    9:57 Indian Semi-Cryogenic engine (SCE-200) is also based on RD-120. Ukraine and India in 2005 signed a pact to develop SCE-200 together. This engine will power Gslvmk3, ULV series, RLV(Resuable Launch Vehicle) and HLV.

    • @erbium4308
      @erbium4308 4 роки тому +2

      Nobody asked or care about India lmao.

    • @hritikjuyal5484
      @hritikjuyal5484 4 роки тому

      @@erbium4308 They care or not it's their problem, not mine.

  • @Antarcticite21
    @Antarcticite21 4 роки тому +3

    Long March 9 looks very Kerbal

  • @princeofdenmark9142
    @princeofdenmark9142 4 роки тому

    Great piece :)

  • @donkoltz1
    @donkoltz1 4 роки тому

    Thanks Scott!

  • @kreteshi9788
    @kreteshi9788 3 роки тому +8

    祝贺天问一号发射成功!!!
    Congrats Tianwen-1
    launched successfully!!!

  • @miccrhaafetl5101
    @miccrhaafetl5101 4 роки тому +35

    "Did the primary buffer panel just fall off my gorram ship for no apparent reason?"

    • @tehbonehead
      @tehbonehead 4 роки тому +3

      Looks like.

    • @DamianReloaded
      @DamianReloaded 4 роки тому +12

      _This is the captain. We've eh a little problem with our entry sequence so we may experience some slight turbulence and then explode_

    • @tehbonehead
      @tehbonehead 4 роки тому +9

      @@DamianReloaded
      Explode? I don't want to explode...

    • @LukusCannon
      @LukusCannon 4 роки тому +6

      I swallowed a bug

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape 4 роки тому +5

      Sure would be nice if we had some GRENADES right about now.

  • @jameshe333
    @jameshe333 4 роки тому

    professinal! nice video!

  • @user-mt2xl1zj1p
    @user-mt2xl1zj1p 4 роки тому

    good job! thank you!

  • @DallinBackstrom
    @DallinBackstrom 4 роки тому +4

    I mean, they are utilitarian. the hypergolics work... But as a fan of space I do wish there was more cooperation in general in space; I think it's really a shame that china can't participate in the ISS (not to make excuses for their political behavior. But I love the symbols of internationalism and cooperation that exist in the ISS and other international space projects.)

  • @fenixlee5419
    @fenixlee5419 4 роки тому +7

    wow, you know that YF means 液体发动机, professional

  • @jamesrodrigues7391
    @jamesrodrigues7391 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Scott

  • @wilsonwu8176
    @wilsonwu8176 4 роки тому +2

    Your Chinese is actually pretty good. Seriously...
    The private rocket companies are spelt as ExPace(航天科工/CASIC), OneSpace(零一空间/Zero-One Space), LandSpace(蓝箭航天/Blue Arrow Aerospace), i-Space(星际荣耀/Interstellar Glory)。Generally they are not that strongly linked to the national companies (apart from ExPace which is a subsidiary of CASIC).
    There is heavy censorship and a lot of launches are classified in China, so it couldn't be broadcasted live under current security regulations and laws. However, I think commercial firms like ExPace and Linkspace was already broadcasting their launches live on Chinese social media, which could be a trend in the future.

  • @mathias8987
    @mathias8987 4 роки тому +120

    Why is there panels Falling off the rocket at launch

    • @14Thenger
      @14Thenger 4 роки тому +7

      the rocket is breaking apart (read @tanks608 's comment and replies)

    • @maxk4324
      @maxk4324 4 роки тому +127

      @@14Thenger no, it's just insulation falling off as it's supposed to. It's not worth keeping the added weight for the tiny improvement in efficiency it would provide (by decreasing the amount of propellant lost to boiling), but while waiting on the pad it allows them more time to fill and trouble shoot any issues.

    • @bravosierra6468
      @bravosierra6468 4 роки тому +5

      Daniel Leca me too I think it was the ice because of the cold fuel inside

    • @Malfunct1onM1ke
      @Malfunct1onM1ke 4 роки тому +12

      Because it's made in China, duh

    • @pyro4002
      @pyro4002 4 роки тому +19

      If you're talking about the one launching at 12:27 from the barge, those are spacers that hold the rocket in the middle of the tube that it cold launches from. Large ICBMs and those that launch from mobile platforms often use the same technique (see the Russian SS-18 or US Peacekeeper) and you'll see them fly off when the missile clears the tube.

  • @ChristianBlueChimp
    @ChristianBlueChimp 4 роки тому +105

    8:26 - seriously 4.2kg to LEO? Seems low.

    • @jayriley9828
      @jayriley9828 4 роки тому +1

      I asked for the same clarification.

    • @Ellyerre
      @Ellyerre 4 роки тому +42

      I believe he misspoke, Wikipedia says 4,000 kg which seems more reasonable.

    • @roku_nine
      @roku_nine 4 роки тому +40

      4.2 metric tonne

    • @dazonic
      @dazonic 4 роки тому +7

      Three or four oranges sent to space is still pretty impressive

    • @alephkasai9384
      @alephkasai9384 4 роки тому +9

      @@dazonic Do oranges actually weigh an entire kilogram??

  • @sanityd1
    @sanityd1 4 роки тому

    A beautiful example of why you will have a million subscribers very soon.

  • @mikeclarke952
    @mikeclarke952 4 роки тому

    Wow way more information about Chinese rockets then I ever wanted to know, but that's great Scott! Thanks. You never got back to the solid rocket booster crashing on a house. Did anyone get killed, maybe a goat was hurt?

  • @thePronto
    @thePronto 4 роки тому +210

    "I'm Scott Manley, fly safe" don't talk to me...talk to the guys who drop toxic ballistic objects on peoples' houses...

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive 4 роки тому +37

      Well if they complain, you can just shoot them. Or put them in a concentration camp. Oh the life of a nasty dictator must be nice.

    • @RS-ls7mm
      @RS-ls7mm 4 роки тому +27

      They wiped out an entire town when one failed. They sequestered all the foreigners in the launch facility until it was "safe". Safe meaning until they cleaned up the disaster enough to let them go. When the foreigners left all they saw was lines of military blocking the view of the destroyed town. Some pictures did get out, it was pretty bad.

    • @longshot7601
      @longshot7601 4 роки тому +12

      Chinese launchers were developed from surface to surface missiles and are still used that way. They just happen to lob a satellite at the same time.

    • @John-pk4jm
      @John-pk4jm 4 роки тому +21

      Well, in fact, the locals would be happy to be hit by a booster in their house. First, the government will organize them into a safe area during the launch. If their houses and property are damaged, they will receive considerable compensation, usually higher than their actual loss.

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive 4 роки тому +8

      @@John-pk4jm Everybody in the flightpath in a potential debris landing place is "organised in a safe area"? Yeah sure. It's China. That can only affect a tiny number of people.... not. Even in remote areas.
      I very much doubt that point. Even for simply practical reasons. You can not plan where these boosters and other bits hit with any precision. That's nonsense. It would be an insanely large area.
      Possibly IF people survive their house being destroyed they get a compensation? Or maybe not. What can they do if not?

  • @Parker-ro7lg
    @Parker-ro7lg 4 роки тому +3

    Scott Manley, n-not perfect?! How can this be?!

  • @user-yn7nz4mh6g
    @user-yn7nz4mh6g 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much 👍👍👍

  • @fs10inator
    @fs10inator 4 роки тому +1

    4C has a restartable upper stage. 4A and 4B don't. Also, the CZ-4 family in general can accommodate different fairing sizes, so the 4B and 4C can use the same fairing types.

  • @baksatibi
    @baksatibi 4 роки тому +3

    7:46 I guess the dry mass of a rocket stage is not _that_ much, but seeing it pushed by a bunch of people is pretty unexpected.

  • @thenotflatearth2714
    @thenotflatearth2714 4 роки тому +7

    9:01 here we see the superior Chinese engineered rocked flying through anti air shells

    • @jiaruiyan870
      @jiaruiyan870 4 роки тому

      The NotFlat Earth it has 1000mm of composite armour around it, that’s why it’s not getting damaged by the flak.

    • @maxenceduhamel796
      @maxenceduhamel796 4 роки тому

      @@jiaruiyan870 I would have say, 1000000000 nm instead

    • @vir042
      @vir042 4 роки тому

      It is by design though, but it sure looks funny.

  • @ebrahimchalhoub9313
    @ebrahimchalhoub9313 4 роки тому +1

    Can you do a video about the briz-M stage for the proton, specifically the fuel crossfeed

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 4 роки тому +1

    quite interesting thing they seem to do with assembling the rocket on the pad