Spacecraft Landing

Shenzhou 16 Landing

Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China Tiangong space station Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 16 Shenzhou 16

The Shenzhou 16 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao back to Earth after spending six months in orbit as part of the fifth mission to the Chinese Space Station.

Updates

LL2 • Oct. 30, 2023, 11:33 p.m.

Livestream has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 27, 2023, 5:07 p.m.

Updated landing time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 25, 2023, 1:37 a.m.

Added landing.

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