2020

2020 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle

successLong March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle

The 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.

Overview

Date / time
September 4, 2020 at 07:30 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Mission
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Mission type
Test Flight
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1