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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:30:00
Friday September 4, 2020
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Experimental launch of a spaceplane capable of returning to Earth. China's first space shuttle. The exact identity of the shuttle has not been confirmed. Launch time is approximate based on orbit tracking data.
Chongfu Shiyong Shiyan Hangtian Qi (CSSHQ) is the first Chinese reusable test spacecraft. The test spacecraft will return to its intended domestic landing site after an unspecified period in orbit, during which technical validation of the reusable spacecraft and its systems will be carried out. Reportedly the spacecraft is a winged space plane. No details are known. It returned to Earth after 2 days in orbit with a landing near Lop Nor. It left behind an object in orbit, which may be some kind of service module, a solar array, or a satellite payload.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
8,500 kilograms
Agency
CASCRocket
Height: 52.03m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 8,600 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,985 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.8m
Height: 12.78m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4
14th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2020
69th
Orbital launch attempt