CASC Long March 2F/G Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Long March 2F/G
Status
Success
Date
4 SEP 2020
07:30
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
The payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). The spacecraft stayed in orbit for two days and returned to Earth on September 6. Though the landing site was not disclosed, the spacecraft is presumed to have landed at an airbase near Lop Nor nuclear test site.
Rocket
Long March 2F/G
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
Height
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
464 T