14 December 2023, 14:12 UTC
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Launched China's reusable experimental spacecraft (the Shenlong spaceplane) on its third orbital mission from Jiuquan aboard a Long March 2F; the vehicle spent 268 days in orbit before landing.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 8 T (est.)
- Flight
- 15th
- of 22 Long March 2F/G flights
- Date and time
- 14 December 2023, 14:12 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2F/G
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2023-195
- Launches in 2023
- 206th of 223
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