Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 2

Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 2 was launched on August 4, 2022 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 8, 2023).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 2
Common name: Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 2
Payload designation: CSSHQ 2
International designator: 2022-093A
NORAD catalog number: 53357
GCAT identifier: S53357

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: August 4, 2022 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record: 2022-093Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2F
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC43/91

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 345 km
Apogee: 593 km
Inclination: 49.99°
Status: Landed
Status date: May 8, 2023
Last known active: May 8, 2023
End of operations: May 8, 2023

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 Q123824921 (CC0).