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
December 14, 2023 · 14:12 UTC
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 December 14, 2023 at 14:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:01 to 17:10 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 448th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 6,572nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 2F/G flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 340 × 355 km orbit inclined 50.0°. The spacecraft was Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle. 8 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
- 15th Long March 2F/G flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 448th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 6,572nd orbital launch attempt204th 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: 266 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 3 · NORAD 58573 · 2023-195 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-195A
- Epoch
- 2023-12-14 16:47:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.76518978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011166
- Inclination
- 49.9905°
- Ascending node
- 266.0802°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.0646°
- Mean anomaly
- 96.9725°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 3 · NORAD 58573 · landed September 6, 2024
- CSSHQ subsatellite 2 · NORAD 59884 · in orbit
CZ-2F T5 Stage 2 · re-entered March 10, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Note: Launch time is approximated. Probable 3rd flight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth, which flew in orbit September 4 - 6, 2020 and August 4, 2022 - May 8, 2023.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 3rd this year · 214th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 14, 10:12 PM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launch?
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launched on December 14, 2023 at 14:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:01 to 17:10 UTC.
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. Liftoff was Dec 14, 10:12 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle reach?
Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 340 × 355 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).