Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13

Long March 2F/G

Oct 15, 2021, 4:23 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

Second crewed flight to the Chinese Tiangong space station carrying Zhai Zhigang, commander, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, operators, on their second, second and first spaceflight respectively. Their mission duration onboard the TSS is 6 months, the longest so far in Chinese spaceflight.

Type: Human Exploration
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Programs: Shenzhou, Tiangong space station

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN