China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Long March 2F/G
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, September 4, 2020 · 07:30 UTC
Mission
/01The payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). The spacecraft stayed in orbit for two days and returned to Earth on September 6. Though the landing site was not disclosed, the spacecraft is presumed to have landed at an airbase near Lop Nor nuclear test site.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 2F/G
Variant: F/G
Launch Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40.958° N, 100.291° E
14
Pad Launches
131
Location Launches
291
Agency Launches
69
Orbital This Year