Shenzhou 14

retired

神舟十四号

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2022-060ALaunched 6/5/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Shenzhou 14 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2F G
Launch Date: 6/5/2022
Last Contact: 12/4/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 388 km
Inclination: 41.47 deg
Dry Mass: 3,240 kg
Total Mass: 8,082 kg

Payload Classification

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Chen Dong flew on the Shenzhou-11, Shenzhou-14, and Shenzhou-20 missions.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.5Jan 21, 2026Shenzhou-20 Crew Respond to Questions on Space Debris Strike, 204-Day Mission Onboard Tiangong

Chen Dong was born in December 1978 and previously flew on the Shenzhou-11 and Shenzhou-14 missions.

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China completed construction of its three-module, T-shaped Tiangong space station and conducted its first crew handover between Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 7, 2022China is considering expanding its Tiangong space station

Tianzhou-4 delivered around 6,000 kg of supplies to support the Shenzhou-14 crewed mission.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 30, 2022China’s Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft deployed a small satellite before deorbiting

Shenzhou-14’s return to Earth days after the handover will complete the construction phase of the Tiangong space station, just over 30 years after the project was formally approved.

PlanGrowthValue 3.8Oct 18, 2022China gears up for launches to complete Tiangong space station

Shenzhou-14 commander Chen Dong and crew member Liu Yang completed an extravehicular activity using the Wentian airlock.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Sep 5, 2022China begins launch campaign for final space station module

Wentian’s new crew facilities will enable China to perform a first crew handover between the Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 2, 2022China prepares for launch of second space station module

Shenzhou-14 launched atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-06-05.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 5, 2022China launches 3 astronauts to complete work on the nation’s Tiangong space station

Shenzhou-14 will hand over to the Shenzhou-15 mission, which is expected to launch in December and briefly bring Tiangong to a six-astronaut crew.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jun 5, 2022Shenzhou-14 crewed mission arrives at Chinese space station

The Shenzhou-14 crew will spend about 180 days on the Tiangong station and return to Earth in December.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 5, 2022China launches 3 astronauts to complete work on the nation’s Tiangong space station

Shenzhou-14 docked with the Tianhe space station module at 5:42 a.m. Eastern on 2022-06-05.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 5, 2022Shenzhou-14 crewed mission arrives at Chinese space station

The first crew handover will take place when the Shenzhou-14 crew greet Shenzhou-15, which is expected to launch in December.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8May 31, 2022Rocket to launch China’s next space station module arrives at launch center

Shenzhou-14 is due to launch from Jiuquan around 10:40 p.m. Eastern on 2022-06-04.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 31, 2022Rocket to launch China’s next space station module arrives at launch center

The Shenzhou-14 crew will cooperate with ground control to transpose the new module to a radial docking port using a large robotic arm.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 31, 2022Rocket to launch China’s next space station module arrives at launch center

Shenzhou-15 is expected to launch in December to perform the first crew handover with the Shenzhou-14 crew.

PlanValue 4.0May 29, 2022China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-14 crewed mission

Shenzhou-14 is planned to launch on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi Desert.

PlanValue 4.0May 10, 2022Tianzhou-4 cargo craft docks with Chinese space station

Tianzhou-4 will deliver supplies and propellant to the Tianhe core module to support the Shenzhou-14 crewed mission expected to launch from Jiuquan in June.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Apr 16, 2022Shenzhou-13 astronauts return to Earth after 182-day mission

Tianzhou-4 will deliver supplies and propellant for the Shenzhou-14 crewed mission expected to launch from Jiuquan spaceport in June.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 14, 2022China gears up for new space station missions, record-breaking crew set to return home

Tianzhou-4 will launch to Tianhe ahead of a new crew aboard Shenzhou-14, with Shenzhou-14 expected to launch around mid-to-late May.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Mar 31, 2022Chinese spacecraft reenters atmosphere ahead of new space station missions

Tianzhou-2 made way for the arrival of Tianzhou-4, which will provide fresh supplies and fuel ahead of the Shenzhou-14 crew.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 31, 2022Chinese spacecraft reenters atmosphere ahead of new space station missions