A closer look at the weird test article/pathfinder currently on the CZ-10 Mobile platform and LC-301 Launch pad in Wenchang.
Interestingly, during the Shenzhou 20 conference last april the CMSA announced, in order, the following tests for the near future
>Mengzhou 0 altitude (Pad abort) Escape test
>Lanyue Landing and Ascent test
>CZ-10 Static fire
>CZ-10 Low atltiude flight test
>Mengzhou Max Q Escape test (in flight abort).
The first two happened in order.
It was announced in June that the In flight abort was planned for 2025
This test article is generally interpreted as the Static fire article.
The low altitude flight test was originally announced for 2025 in last november.
It seems they're aiming to do the 3 remaining tests before the end of the year. And we're likely going to see a CZ-10 S1 take off in the next 3 months or so.
The exact nature of the "low altitude flight" is uncertain, some believe it is a Max Q test, other that it's a hop test with a cable catch at the end.