posted 09-04-2020 08:43 AM               

After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to the scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space.

posted 09-04-2020 08:48 AM               

Apparent modification work had been carried out on the launch tower for the Long March 2F launch vehicle in recent months.

This led to speculation that the work would allow a launch with a payload wider than a standard Long March 2F mission. A winged space vehicle could require such preparations to be undertaken.

posted 09-06-2020 12:42 AM               

The successful flight marked the country's important breakthrough in reusable spacecraft research and is expected to offer convenient and low-cost round trip transport for the peaceful use of the space.

posted 08-09-2022 03:46 PM               

China launches reusable experimental spacecraft

China on Friday, Aug. 5 (Aug. 4 EDT) successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft using a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest of the country.

After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to its scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies and in-orbit service technologies as planned during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space.

The launch was the 18th mission of the Long March-2F carrier rockets.

posted 08-09-2022 03:48 PM               

A reporter who specializes in the Chinese space program, Andrew Jones, also notes that the space plane is flying in a much more eccentric orbit this time, 346 km by 593 km, inclined at 50 degrees above the equator; compared to 331 km by 347 km, with a similar inclination, in 2020.

posted 05-08-2023 09:10 AM               

China's reusable test spacecraft lands successfully

The reusable test spacecraft launched by China at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center successfully returned to the scheduled landing site on May 8 after flying in orbit for 276 days.

The complete success of this test marks an important breakthrough in China's research on reusable spacecraft technology, which will provide a more convenient and inexpensive way to and from the peaceful use of space in the future.

posted 09-05-2024 11:06 PM               

China successfully lands reusable experimental spacecraft

A reusable experimental spacecraft successfully returned to its scheduled landing site on Friday (Sept. 6 Beijing Time).

The spacecraft, which launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, returned after 268 days of in-orbit operation.

The success of the experiment demonstrates the growing maturity of China's reusable spacecraft technologies, which will pave the way for more convenient and affordable round-trip methods for the peaceful use of space in the future.