Docking
Shenzhou 13 Docking
Chinese Space Station Tiangong space station Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13
The Shenzhou 13 spacecraft will dock autonomously to the Chinese Space Station, carrying CNSA astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to the Chinese Space Station.
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 15, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Added docking post-launch.
Related Information
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 15, 2021, 4:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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.
Low Earth Orbit
Tiangong space station
Low Earth Orbit Government Founded: April 29, 2021 Mass: 22.0T Volume: 50 m³
Status - Active
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. It will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station and about the size of the Mir space station.
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