launched fromChina

Shijian 19

Success
SEP 27202410:30:00 UTC

China's first reusable returnable satellite, designed for repeated orbital deployments with a capsule rated for up to 15 reuse cycles. The primary experiments focused on space breeding: the capsule carried approximately 1,800 plant material samples and more than 1,000 species of microorganisms, with researchers seeking radiation-induced variations that could improve agricultural traits. International payload users from Thailand and Pakistan participated alongside domestic organizations.

The capsule returned to Earth on 11 October 2024, landing at the Dongfeng Landing Site in Inner Mongolia.

launched fromSLS-2Jiuquan

aboardLong March 2D2D-Y42intoLEO

Payload

Shijian 19

Reentry capsule / Technology demonstration