Shenzhou 16 Mission

completedLaunch 2023-077

Launched 5/30/2023LEOService GSat LSS O

Admin Edit

Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

Shenzhou 16

retired

Human Spaceflight

Launch Stack

Operator: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2F G
Launch Site: Pad 921, South Launch Site-1, Jiuquan Space Center (Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China)

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: retired 1
Payload Mission Types: Human Spaceflight 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Zhu Yangzhu is on his second spaceflight after serving on the Shenzhou-16 mission for 153 days from May 30, 2023 to October 31, 2023.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0May 24, 2026Shenzhou-23 Soars Toward Tiangong With Three Taikonauts [Long March 2F/G Y23]

China launched the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft to Tiangong on 2023-05-10 to deliver supplies, science experiments, equipment, and propellant to support the Shenzhou-16 mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3May 30, 2023Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station