Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle

First flight of China's reusable experimental spacecraft, later nicknamed Shenlong, launched from Jiuquan into a roughly 331 by 347 km orbit. It tested reusable spaceplane technologies and released an object in orbit before autonomously landing back at its site two days later.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

8.5 T (est.)

Flight

7th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

4 September 2020, 07:30 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

Test Flight

International designator

2020-063

Launches in 2020

69th of 114

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