Demo Flight (XZF-SC & RCS-FC-SC)

Test flight of China's next-generation crewed spacecraft which is yet to be named. The spacecraft will be larger than the current Shenzhou. Powered by two solar panels. This flight is uncrewed. The spacecraft will remain in orbit for three days, before simulating an atmospheric re-entry from the Moon by passing the second cosmic speed.

The RCS-FC-SC (Rouxing Chongqi Shihuowu Fanhui Cang - Shiyan Cang, "Flexible Inflatable Cargo Return Module - Test Module") was a Chinese recovery test of a capsule with an inflatable heat shield designed and built by CASIC. RCS-FC-SC is a small spacecraft of 1.0 m × 1.5 m size. The experiment was mounted on the rear of the XZF-SC service module. For reentry, it inflated a 3 m conical heat shield, which also was to decelerate the capsule for landing, so no parachute was needed.