Chiński eksperymentalny samolot kosmiczny 04.09. około 07:30 z Jiuquan wystrzelona została RN CZ-2F/T, która wyniosła na orbitę o parametrach: hp=332 km,
ha=348 km, i=50,20° satelitę
Chongfu Shiyong Shiyan Hangtian Qi, najprawdopodobniej eksperymentalny samolot kosmiczny.
05.09. około 22:30 od samolotu odłączył się niewielki obiekt, mógł to być moduł serwisowy bądź panel ogniw fotowoltaicznych.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n200901.htm#03Materiały filmowe ze startuCZ-2F wynosi chiński mini-prom BY KRZYSZTOF KANAWKA ON 4 WRZEŚNIA 2020
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Aktualizacja, 04.09.2020, godz 11:22 CEST: Chiny poinformowały, że “po pewnym czasie spędzonym na orbicie, pojazd wyląduje na jednym z krajowych lądowisk”. Nie wyszczególniono jednak czym jest to lądowisko, aczkolwiek można się spodziewać, że będzie to jedno z lotnisk wojskowych.
Trzeciego września, na mniej niż 24 godziny przed startem, pojawiła się informacja o zastrzeżonych strefach związanych ze startem rakiety z ośrodka Jiuquan. Pojawiła się też informacja, że w tym starcie zostanie wykorzystana rakieta CZ-2F. (...)
https://kosmonauta.net/2020/09/cz-2f-wynosi-chinski-mini-prom/China launches reusable experimental spacecraftSource: Xinhua| 2020-09-04 16:13:34|Editor: huaxia
JIUQUAN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft with a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Friday.
After a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to the scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space.
Friday's launch was the 14th mission of the Long March-2F carrier rocket. Enditem
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/04/c_139342598.htmMystery surrounds China’s launch of reusable experimental spacecraftWilliam Zheng Published: 5:14pm, 4 Sep, 2020
Those attending launch in Inner Mongolia warned not to film the lift-off or discuss the project
One source hints there may be similarities with America’s X-37B, a reusable space plane that operates like a mini-shuttleChina has successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft, the official news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.
The vessel was launched with a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan satellite centre in Inner Mongolia on Friday and is scheduled to return to the landing site after orbiting the earth for a period.
Xinhua reported that the spacecraft will test reusable technologies during its flight “providing technological support for the peaceful use of space”.
The latest mission was shrouded in secrecy. A copy of an official memo circulating on social media warned staff and visitors to the launch site not to film the lift-off or discuss it online.
The document also said “all units should strengthen personnel security education and personnel management during missions to ensure that there is no leakage of secrets.”
A military source confirmed the authenticity of the document, saying: “There are many firsts in this launch. The spacecraft is new, the launch method is also different. That’s why we need to make sure there is extra security.”
The source declined to comment on the details of the mission but suggested “maybe you can take a look at the US X-37B”. (...)
Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military commentator, said they could also be used for civilian purposes including satellite launches or repairs and transporting goods or astronauts. (...)
In May, China honoured a research team for its achievement in developing a “hypersonic pre-cooled aerospace engine” that could be used to power a reusable spacecraft. (...)
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3100268/china-launches-experimental-spacecraftU.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B SpaceplaneBY THOMAS NEWDICKSEPTEMBER 4, 2020
The reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today.(...) In its past launches, the first of which took place in 1999, the Long March 2F has been used for both crewed and uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft missions and has also transported two Tiangong space labs. The rocket is thought to be capable of carrying a payload of around 18,5000 pounds to low Earth orbit — this is greater than the 11,000-pound launch weight of the X-37B as declared by the U.S. Air Force. (...)
As long ago as 2017, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) unveiled questionably ambitious plans to launch a reusable spaceplane. However, a report from Xinhua at the time quoted CASC researcher Chen Hongbo as saying the spacecraft “will fly into the sky like an aircraft,” suggesting it would be capable of conventional (horizontal) take-off, rather than requiring the assistance of a traditional space launch rocket.
Early details of this spaceplane provided by the Chinese media indicated that it would be a questionably ambitious design able to transport people or a payload into orbit before returning to Earth. The spacecraft launched today could potentially be a technology demonstrator, or at least a more modest vehicle, perhaps preceding the development of a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane, which would be able to venture to space without the need for a carrier rocket or additional fuel tanks and boosters.
However, as aerospace consultant Jean Deville explains in his excellent
overview of Chinese spaceplanes, the country has been working on the design of spaceplane vehicles since the 1980s, paralleling similar efforts in Europe, Soviet Union, the United States, and elsewhere. By the early 1990s, Beijing seemed to have shelved spaceplanes due to the technological challenges and instead concentrated on the more conventional Shenzhou spacecraft that could be realized more easily in the near-term. (...)
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36202/u-s-confirms-china-has-launched-what-could-be-its-version-of-x-37b-spaceplanehttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/09/china-launches-experimental-spaceplane/https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/csshq.htm
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