of live science Report According to, the Shenlong spacecraft was launched on December 14 last year. Since then the American Space Force is keeping an eye on this space plane. There is very little information about this plane. However, it looks like the secret Boeing X-37B space plane being developed by America, which can revolve in orbit for many years.
According to the report, China’s space plane was launched for the first time in the year 2020 and remained in orbit for two days. It flew for the second time in late 2022 and remained in the air for 276 days. Since its launch last year, it has released 6 small objects in the air. China does not say anything on these objects.
Interestingly, the American military’s X-37B space plane is also in Earth’s orbit and is doing its work in its own secret way. What is the aim of both the missions, the world has not yet known. Some time ago, a report revealed that China has become one of the few countries in the world which have spacecraft that can be reused. China’s space plane is also said to have this quality.
Experts believe that China’s space plane is like America’s Boeing X-37B. Kevin Polpeter, a research scientist at the Center for Naval Analysis, told Nature.com some time ago that the American space plane inspired China to develop such a plane. He believes that China’s space program is very close to the country’s army.