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Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 1

Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 1 was launched on September 4, 2020 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 6, 2020).

COSPAR 2020-063ANORAD 46389China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ
Common name
Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 1
Payload designation
CSSHQ
International designator
2020-063A
NORAD catalog number
46389
GCAT identifier
S46389

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
CSSHQ
Owner
PLA SSF
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
CSSHQ

Launch

Date
September 4, 2020 · 07:30 UTC
Launch record
2020-063Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC43/91

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
330 km
Apogee
346 km
Inclination
50.21°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 6, 2020
Last known active
Sep 6, 2020
End of operations
Sep 6, 2020

Size

Mass
8,000 kg
Dry mass
8,000 kg
Length
10.0 m
Diameter
3.50 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q123909261 (CC0).