Published on: 2026-04-02
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News in Russian
Beijing, April 2 /Xinhua/ — According to the Academy of Innovation in the field of microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAMCAS), the final version that will dock with the Chinese space station and provide cargo delivery follows the recently launched experimental cargo spacecraft “Qinzhou”.
The test device was launched with the help of the carrier rocket /RN/ Lijian-2 Y1 on Monday from the pilot zone of commercial space innovations in northwest China and was successfully placed into the designated orbit.
The developed IAMCAS test apparatus weighs 4.2 tons, is compatible with various types of launch vehicles, and is easily adaptable for launch. During the test flight aboard “Jinchangzhou,” tests will be conducted, including technological reserves, verification in orbit, and scientific research, within 27 projects with a total payload of 1.02 tons. These will be conducted at altitudes ranging from 200 to 600 km.
The experimental spacecraft consists of a main hermetic compartment and a non-hermetic bow section. Inside the main compartment, there are 40 cargo cells with a total volume of 27 cubic meters, in which items of the first necessity for cosmonauts, equipment for scientific experiments, and scientific research payload can be transported.
A unique feature of “Chinzhou” is the possibility of placing a 300-liter cryostat composed of five 60-liter cryochambers, which provides conditions for storing everyday demand items for astronauts, as well as samples for biological experiments requiring low-temperature storage conditions.
The non-hermetic eastern part is intended for the placement and transportation of other cargo, as well as additional useful load and equipment necessary for conducting experiments in space environment conditions, which in turn allows for the maximum use of the “Qinchzhou” payload capacity.
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