Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft

[BHAN85]

Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In theory it's a copy of Boeing X-37B, but it endured only less that 2 days in orbit.

Boeing X-37 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[serenity]

2 Days in orbit was just a mission. The duration had more to do with what the purpose of that particular flight was then it has to do with how long it can stay in orbit for.

For example, in 2022, one flight of this craft was in orbit for around 3 months. It is tracked by US government and amateur astronomers who track gov satellites too.

You picked only one flight where it was in orbit for 2 days. Anyway this is just a study project for one aspect of China's TSTO and SSTO programs.

 

[BHAN85]

2 Days in orbit was just a mission. The duration had more to do with what the purpose of that particular flight was then it has to do with how long it can stay in orbit for.

For example, in 2022, one flight of this craft was in orbit for around 3 months. It is tracked by US government and amateur astronomers who track gov satellites too.

You picked only one flight where it was in orbit for 2 days. Anyway this is just a study project for one aspect of China's TSTO and SSTO programs.

some official Chinese source about that?

There is zero public official information.

 

[Deino]

Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In theory it's a copy of Boeing X-37B, but it endured only less that 2 days in orbit.

Boeing X-37 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Do we really need to start a thread based on two Wiki-links? Come on ... that topic is really interesting and maybe even worth a thread, but this is lame ...

 

[BHAN85]

There is little information, links and more information is welcome.

 

[BHAN85]

Maybe the first question should be what is Boeing X-37B and what it was doing for years circling the Earth.

before to know something about Chinese Reusable Experimental Spacecraft.

Boeing X-37B is very secretive too.

But Chinese one even more, even it doesnt have official name.

 

[BHAN85]

Could it be this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment the real purpose?

 

[serenity]

some official Chinese source about that?

There is zero public official information.

Even your wiki link mentions a two to three month orbit flight. Rest are amateur astronomers tracking what the spaceplane does (in terms of trajectory changes) and once in a while, US gov comments.

 

[BHAN85]

Even your wiki link mentions a two to three month orbit flight. Rest are amateur astronomers tracking what the spaceplane does (in terms of trajectory changes) and once in a while, US gov comments.

I dont care the travel time, that's not the point of this thread.

any information about the purpose of that machine circling the Earth?

I read when jounarlists ask the Chinese, they answered: "Ask the Americans what is doing X-37B"




Even it doesnt have public official name!

That's very secret thing.

 

[serenity]

I dont care the travel time, that's not the point of this thread.

any information about the purpose of that machine circling the Earth?

I read when jounarlists ask the Chinese, they answered: "Ask the Americans what is doing X-37B"




Even it doesnt have public official name!

That's very secret thing.

yeah it is. Both these and other space plane programs from China and USA and others I think are all researching similar things. How to cheaply and quickly deliver emergency satellites to orbit and destroy enemy satellites by using these sorts of craft to deploy anti-satellite equipment.

The ones shown are really just the least impressive and most outdated test craft. The ones that are not shown to public must be more capable and probably intended for weapons delivery (ground attack) and satellite delivery I think. After all that's the whole point of two or single stage to orbit craft and these types of "spaceplanes" all also research TSTO and SSTO craft.

 

[BHAN85]

how would look from Earth a Kinetic bombardment? (e.g. a space railgun aboard Boeing X-37B and it shoot down a satellite to Earth).

Maybe it woud look something like this:

There's no atmosphere in the space, so a space railgun can be tinier than a terrestrial railgun. And it can be used for a kinetic bombardment.