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The Shenzhou spacecraft will mass roughly 8,100 kg at launch.
The three taikonauts will be in the Shenzhou capsule that will launch atop a Chang Zheng 2F/G (CZ-2F/G).
Jiuquan is the sole launch site for China's crewed space missions, with all Shenzhou flights conducted from this facility.
The Long March 2F/G launches the Shenzhou spacecraft, while the 2F/T launches China’s reusable spaceplane and the first two Tiangong space stations.
The protective fairing of the Shenzhou spacecraft has a maximum diameter of 3.6 meters.
The three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XX have now been in orbit for over five months conducting experiments and technical work.
Shenzhou XX is China's 15th crewed spaceflight and the ninth long-duration crew to inhabit Tiangong.
The crew aboard Shenzhou XIX completed three spacewalks during a six-month residency.
The Shenzhou Twenty crew is performing in-orbit work after leaving the cabin.
China operates human spaceflight missions using the Shenzhou spacecraft to the Tiangong space station.
Known major Chinese launch activities in 2024 include Shenzhou missions to the Tiangong space station and the Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission.
CASC plans two Shenzhou crewed missions to the Tiangong space station in 2023.
CASC launched the Tianhe core module of China’s space station in April 2021, and the module subsequently received two Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and two Shenzhou crewed missions.
The Tianwen-1 mission builds on technologies and capabilities developed through China’s Chang’e lunar program and draws on head-shielding and parachute expertise from Shenzhou human spaceflight efforts.
Three Shenzhou flights to small Tiangong space labs took place in 2012, 2013, and 2016 as stepping-stone missions toward the larger space station modules.
The Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft were developed following approval of Project 921 in 1992.
Three Shenzhou flights to small Tiangong space labs took place in 2012, 2013, and 2016 as stepping-stone missions toward larger space station modules.
The Tianwen-1 mission built on technologies and capabilities developed through China’s Chang’e lunar program and Shenzhou human spaceflight efforts.
Tianwen-1 built on technologies and capabilities developed through China’s Chang’e lunar program as well as head-shielding and parachute expertise from Shenzhou human spaceflight endeavors.
China developed and tested the Shenzhou spacecraft, Long March 2F, Tianlian relay satellites, rendezvous and docking technologies, refueling in microgravity, new launch vehicles, and the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center to support the space station project.