China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Launched
August 4, 2022
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F/G from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 4, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 378th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 6,278th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 2F/G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 353 × 600 km orbit inclined 50.0°. The spacecraft was Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 2F/G flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 378th launch26th this yearhumanity's 6,278th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
First Chinese reusable spacecraft, apparently a spaceplane with wings per a photo taken by a US satellite. No public information of it is available. Its official name is "Chongfu Shiyong Shiyan Hangtian Qi", meaning "Reusable Experimental Spacecraft". Note: It is unknown how many flight vehicles have been built and flown.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 276 days
The reusable space plane landed on the runway 5 of the Lop Nur dried salt lake.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 2 · NORAD 53357 · 2022-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-093A
- Epoch
- 2022-08-04 20:44:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.32086417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0180392
- Inclination
- 49.9904°
- Ascending node
- 163.3941°
- Arg. of perigee
- 149.0527°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.1074°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 5 components; 1 still in orbit
- Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 2 · NORAD 53357 · landed May 8, 2023
- CSSHQ Subsatellite 1 · NORAD 54218
CZ-2F T4 Stage 2 · re-entered February 12, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Note: Launch time is approximate. Probable reflight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth, which flew in orbit September 4 - 6, 2020.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 2nd this year · 170th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success officially confirmed.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch based on NOTAMs; may have very high uncertainty.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
Questions
When did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launch?
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launched on August 4, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle reach?
Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 2, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 353 × 600 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).