Missile test NOTAMs

[NutCracker]

I doubt that this is normal trajectory .. In a depressed trajectory the height remains at 30 Km height throughout. In most of the videos the missile is absolutely flat even during the stage separation. In a normal trajectory this kind (long range) of missile leaves the atmosphere completely and the ground loses sight of it.

It's way beyond 30km

Probably 60km + because pics from Burma show missile pretty high above the horizon .

Still low for ICBMs. Probably wanted to avoid Chinese spy ship radar.

 

[karn]

It's way beyond 30km

Probably 60km + because pics from Burma show missile pretty high above the horizon .

Still low for ICBMs. Probably wanted to avoid Chinese spy ship radar.

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I pulled the 30 Km number from the Shauryas "cruising altitude" . But it makes sense that A5 would be higher.

 

[Chinmoy]

I doubt that this is normal trajectory .. In a depressed trajectory the height remains at 30 Km height throughout. In most of the videos the missile is absolutely flat even during the stage separation. In a normal trajectory this kind (long range) of missile leaves the atmosphere completely and the ground loses sight of it.

What kind of trajectory you think this launch has been carried out?

While addressing a ballistic trajectory, we forget that we are on a sphere and the projectile too is moving on a spherical trajectory. All tests which we generally see is carried out at day time and for shorter range. Its just this time that even environmental conditions favored for a spectacular view. Missile has attained a higher altitude then any other tests which has been captured from many different places at different angles.

This is the view of PSLV in Australian sky. Obviously it was not flying in a flattened trajectory.

 

[karn]

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What kind of trajectory you think this launch has been carried out?

While addressing a ballistic trajectory, we forget that we are on a sphere and the projectile too is moving on a spherical trajectory. All tests which we generally see is carried out at day time and for shorter range. Its just this time that even environmental conditions favored for a spectacular view. Missile has attained a higher altitude then any other tests which has been captured from many different places at different angles.

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This is the view of PSLV in Australian sky. Obviously it was not flying in a flattened trajectory.

I understand ... but

something was above myanmar as well

To me it looks like the missile is traveling almost parallel to the horizon while still in it boost phase given the engine is lit.
In the first pic of yours the ground looses sight of the rocket as it moves into orbit.
A missile of the A5s range would have an apogee of close to 800Kms if its following a normal ballistic trajectory
which is higher than the 600Km orbit the PSLV usually leaves its satellites.
What I'm getting at is that the A5 would never have been so obviously visible from Myanmar if it was following a normal trajectory .
Have we ever had such pics coming out of Sri lanka for a PSLV launch ?

 

[Chinmoy]

I understand ... but

To me it looks like the missile is traveling almost parallel to the horizon while still in it boost phase given the engine is lit.
In the first pic of yours the ground looses sight of the rocket as it moves into orbit.
A missile of the A5s range would have an apogee of close to 800Kms if its following a normal ballistic trajectory
which is higher than the 600Km orbit the PSLV usually leaves its satellites.
What I'm getting at is that the A5 would never have been so obviously visible from Myanmar if it was following a normal trajectory .
Have we ever had such pics coming out of Sri lanka for a PSLV launch ?

In the first pic I posted of Minuteman, the ground has not lost the sight. Its just that the snap is just that much. May be a longer exposure would have shown a much longer flight sight.

For example look at this picture. It has captured till the moment the exposure lasted. It seemed as if the projectile is entering earth surface at the end. But its not in reality. Same happened this time too. I got a video from probably WB, as people were speaking Bengali, saying that the rocket is falling down. It was true because they are looking at it going away from them.
But from Myanmar or Mizoram, they are looking at it from a different angle. So their POV and its movement is different. We could clearly see two stage separation.
As far as capturing such a image of PSLV from Sri Lanka is concerned, did anyone there ever cared to capture any picture of launch?

 

[Suryavanshi]

The missile launch should not have been visible from NE but notice that the image in question was captured by some guy who himself was on a elevated location other than NE being on a higher sea level.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Kickback for fun lol.
Image 1 Agni V in 2022.
Image 2 China's DF-ZF in 2018.

 

[Jimih]

Kickback for fun lol.
Image 1 Agni V in 2022.
Image 2 China's DF-ZF in 2018.
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[Lonewolf]

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Nah too different trajectory

 

[Jimih]

Nah too different trajectory

Yes.

 

[Eagle Eye]

Another NOTAM issued dec 27-30...670-690kms.

 

[Eagle Eye]

Another NOTAM issued dec 27-30...670-690kms.

speculation SMART or ITCM test.

 

[susilk]

waaat eeez this , from mizoram apparently

It's called as twilight effect. When any rocket is launched either early hours in morning or late evening, it can be seen from hundreds of kilo meter far as the exhaust gas particles reflect sunlight from upper atmosphere.

 

[lcafanboy]

 

[karn]

Chalo .. We need not speculate anymore . What ever was launched on the 15th did not follow a ballistic trajectory and travelled 5400 Kms.

 

[jik60]

Ok, nothing new though

 

[AMCA]

 

[Cheepek]

Do we have any precedent from before when a missile test was this "flashy" yet government kept mum over it?

 

[Jimih]

 

[FalconSlayers]