October 11, 2024
Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space
China’s first retrievable and reusable satellite returned to Earth late Thursday following two weeks of experiments in low Earth orbit.
10:39 p.m. Eastern Oct. 10 (0239 UTC, Oct. 11) at the Dongfeng landing site near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert
Photo Credit: CNSA
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