Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:15:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-conducts-proximity-operations-with-small-spacecraft/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-conducts-proximity-operations-with-small-spacecraft/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:15:18 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=442868 Liftoff of the Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 p.m. Eastern, June 16, 2021.
Liftoff of the Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 p.m. Eastern, June 16, 2021.

China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.

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China’s secretive spaceplane releases object into orbit https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-releases-object-into-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-releases-object-into-orbit/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 07:53:11 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=426440 A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021.
A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021.

China’s experimental reusable spacecraft has released an unknown object into orbit while conducting its third mission.

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China’s secretive spaceplane raises its orbit, but yet to deploy satellites https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-raises-its-orbit-but-yet-to-deploy-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-secretive-spaceplane-raises-its-orbit-but-yet-to-deploy-satellites/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:37:36 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=232447 A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021.
A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021.

China’s experimental reusable spacecraft recently performed maneuvers to raise its orbit but is apparently yet to release objects as it did in previous flights.

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China launches mystery reusable spaceplane for third time https://spacenews.com/china-launches-mystery-reusable-spaceplane-for-third-time/ https://spacenews.com/china-launches-mystery-reusable-spaceplane-for-third-time/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:09:53 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=215300 Liftoff of the Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 p.m. Eastern, June 16, 2021.
Liftoff of the Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 p.m. Eastern, June 16, 2021.

China launched its experimental reusable spacecraft for the third time Thursday while maintaining strict secrecy around the mission.

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China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests https://spacenews.com/chinas-spaceplane-conducted-proximity-and-capture-maneuvers-with-subsatellite-data-suggests/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-spaceplane-conducted-proximity-and-capture-maneuvers-with-subsatellite-data-suggests/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 11:49:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=156309

China’s secretive spaceplane may have performed multiple recaptures of an object it released into orbit during its recently completed second flight as part of on-orbit testing.

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China’s mystery spaceplane releases object into orbit https://spacenews.com/chinas-mystery-spaceplane-releases-object-into-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-mystery-spaceplane-releases-object-into-orbit/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:27:25 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=133698

China’s secretive reusable spaceplane has released an object into orbit, according to tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.

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China’s spaceplane raises orbit and national funding https://spacenews.com/chinas-spaceplane-raises-orbit-and-national-funding/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:49:40 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=133352 A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.
A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

A spaceplane launched by China in August has performed an orbit-raising maneuver and recently secured new funding to promote new modes of transportation.

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China makes progress in reusability with secretive second flight of suborbital spaceplane https://spacenews.com/china-makes-progress-in-reusability-with-secretive-second-flight-of-suborbital-spaceplane/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:06:55 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=130977

China has performed its first repeated use of a suborbital spaceplane as part of efforts to develop a fully reusable space transportation system.

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China’s spaceplane remains in orbit but clues emerge from recovered launch debris https://spacenews.com/chinas-spaceplane-remains-in-orbit-but-clues-emerge-from-recovered-launch-debris/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:10:43 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=130643 A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.
A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft remains in orbit nearly two weeks after launch, despite passing directly over its expected landing site early Monday.

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China launches secretive suborbital vehicle for reusable space transportation system https://spacenews.com/china-launches-secretive-suborbital-vehicle-for-reusable-space-transportation-system/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:32:04 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=116905 A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.
A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

China conducted a clandestine first test flight of a reusable suborbital vehicle Friday as a part of development of a reusable space transportation system.

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Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft releases object before returning to Earth https://spacenews.com/chinese-reusable-experimental-spacecraft-releases-object-before-returning-to-earth/ https://spacenews.com/chinese-reusable-experimental-spacecraft-releases-object-before-returning-to-earth/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:07:39 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=105688 A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.
A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft released an unknown object before deorbiting Sunday, ending a secretive two-day mission in low Earth orbit.

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China carries out secretive launch of ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’ https://spacenews.com/china-carries-out-secretive-launch-of-reusable-experimental-spacecraft/ https://spacenews.com/china-carries-out-secretive-launch-of-reusable-experimental-spacecraft/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 08:55:05 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=105672 Shenzhou-11 launch
Shenzhou-11 launch

China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft Friday following months of low-key preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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