Successful launch of Shenzhou 13 towards the Tiangong space station.
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Shenzhou 13
Long March 2F/G
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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 2F/G
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Shenzhou 13
- Destination
- Tiangong space station
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Programs
- Shenzhou, Tiangong space station
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Long March 2F/G
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
- Height
- 62 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 20
- First flight
- 2011-10-31
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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