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Shenzhou 20

retired

神舟二十号

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2025-082ALaunched 4/24/2025
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Shenzhou 20 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2F G
Launch Date
4/24/2025
Last Contact
1/19/2026
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
381.5 km
Inclination
41.46 deg
Dry Mass
3,258 kg
Total Mass
8,100 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2025-082A
Track
Mentions
307
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Chen Dong, the Commander of Shenzhou-20, is making his third spaceflight and was selected as a taikonaut in 2010.

GovernanceValue 3.0Nov 4, 2025Barbecue Feast Hosted on Tiangong During Crew Handover

The Shenzhou-20 crew is scheduled to return to Earth on November 5th between 20:20 and 20:50 pm China Standard Time.

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Nov 4, 2025
Barbecue Feast Hosted on Tiangong During Crew Handover

Wang Jie is the Science Operator for Shenzhou-20, also making his first spaceflight and selected in 2020.

GovernanceValue 2.8Nov 4, 2025Barbecue Feast Hosted on Tiangong During Crew Handover

Shenzhou-20 crew completed a 193-day mission.

GeneralValue 3.0Nov 4, 2025Shenzhou-20 crew breaks record with 193-day mission, surpassing Shenzhou-18. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/QcgokrRFG

Shenzhou-20 crew greeted Shenzhou-21 astronauts at the China Space Station.

GeneralValue 1.2Oct 31, 2025Shenzhou-20 crew greets Shenzhou-21 astronauts at the China Space Station."

Tiangong will host its first rodent residents, consisting of two male and two female mice, to study their behaviors in microgravity before returning with Shenzhou-20 in a week.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 31, 2025Shenzhou-21 Successfully Strides Into Orbit! [Long March 2F/G Y21]

The mice will return to Earth with the departing Shenzhou-20 crew.

GeneralValue 2.5Oct 31, 2025The Shenzhou-21 crew isn't launching alone! They're bringing four non-human astronauts: mice. 🐁 It's a quick round-trip experiment: the mice will launch with SZ-21, stay for 5-7 days, and then return to Earth with the departing Shenzhou-20 crew.

Three astronauts from Shenzhou 20 are currently aboard the space station and are scheduled to return to Earth on November 3.

PlanValue 3.8Oct 31, 2025中国、宇宙ステーション「天宮」に向けて3人の宇宙飛行士を打ち上げ

The Shenzhou-20 crew, which includes Commander Chen Dong, Operator Chen Zhongrui, and Science Operator Wang Jie, will retrieve the newly launched taikonauts onboard Tiangong.

PlanGovernanceValue 4.0Oct 31, 2025Shenzhou-21 Successfully Strides Into Orbit! [Long March 2F/G Y21]

The Shenzhou-20 crew has been on board the Tiangong Space Station since April 24th, about 190 days ago.

GeneralPlanValue 2.8Oct 31, 2025Shenzhou-21 Successfully Strides Into Orbit! [Long March 2F/G Y21]

The crew of Shenzhou-20 includes Commander Chen Dong, Operator Chen Zhongrui, and Science Operator Wang Jie, who have been in space since April 24th.

GovernanceValue 2.3Oct 24, 2025Shenzhou-21 Crewed Mission Prepares for Launch

The six taikonauts from Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 will spend about a week together on the Tiangong Space Station.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Oct 24, 2025Shenzhou-21 Crewed Mission Prepares for Launch

Shenzhou-20 is set to return between November 3rd and 9th, 2023.

PlanValue 3.5Oct 20, 2025Reusable Zhuque-3 Weeks Away From Debut Launch!

The return window for Shenzhou-20 is from November 3 to November 9.

PlanValue 3.0Oct 20, 2025The NOTAM for Shenzhou-20 return has issued. Window is from 3~9 Nov. Which means ZQ-3 won't launch before 3 Nov. ZQ-3 today is still vertical at the pad with ZQ-2 mock-up also vertical at its pad.

Shenzhou-20 astronauts are conducting experiments and training in orbit.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 12, 2025Tiangong space station work is progressing well with Shenzhou-20 astronauts conducting experiments and training in orbit. Full HD:https://youtu.be/68TzAc7VoNg

The Shenzhou-20 astronauts planted mint in the space garden at Tiangong Space Station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.4Oct 6, 2025The mint planted by the Shenzhou-20 astronauts in the space garden at Tiangong Space Station. Full HD:https://youtu.be/Om3nG0xY8Qo

The Shenzhou-20 crew completed their fourth spacewalk.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Oct 3, 2025Congratulations to the Shenzhou-20 crew for completing their fourth spacewalk, successfully installing the debris protection device for the Wenti space lab with ground research personnel's support. Full HD:https://youtu.be/nKP8nsf12kM

Commander Chen Dong of Shenzhou-20 has accumulated a total of 376 days in space.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 3, 2025Commander Chen Dong of Shenzhou-20 has accumulated a total of 376 days in space, breaking the record for the longest in-orbit time of Chinese astronauts and becoming the longest in-orbit flight time astronaut in China. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/Q7nNh2Zaw

The Shenzhou-20 crew successfully installed a debris protection device for the Wenti space lab.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 3, 2025Congratulations to the Shenzhou-20 crew for completing their fourth spacewalk, successfully installing the debris protection device for the Wenti space lab with ground research personnel's support. Full HD:https://youtu.be/nKP8nsf12kM

The Shenzhou-20 crew performed their fourth spacewalk on September 25th and 26th.

GeneralPlanValue 3.5Sep 25, 2025Taikonauts Tie Chinese Record With Fourth Spacewalk [SZ-20 EVA-4]