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Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 3

Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 3 was launched on December 14, 2023 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 6, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-195ANORAD 58573China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Chonfu Shiyong Shiyan HQ 3
Common name
Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 3
Payload designation
CSSHQ 3
International designator
2023-195A
NORAD catalog number
58573
GCAT identifier
S58573

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
December 14, 2023 · 14:12 UTC
Launch record
2023-195Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC43/91

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
332 km
Apogee
348 km
Inclination
50.00°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 6, 2024
Last known active
Sep 6, 2024
End of operations
Sep 6, 2024

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 Q123824922 (CC0).