Cai Xuzhe

Chinese - (CNSA)

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Date of Birth: May 1, 1976
Age: 48

Chinese astronaut from the CNSA Group-2 selection (2010).

Spaceflight Record

Cai Xuzhe flew on two previous launch(es).

Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 14

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 5, 2022, 2:44 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Third crewed flight to the Chinese large modular space station.

Low Earth Orbit

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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 19

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 29, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Eighth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit

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Administrator: Tang Dengjie

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.

Recent Launches

Electron

Success

21 hours, 2 minutes ago

StriX Launch 6

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Falcon 9

Success

23 hours, 44 minutes ago

Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers…