Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Oct. 15, 2021, 4:13 p.m. - Oct. 15, 2021, 4:54 p.m.
Oct. 15, 2021, 4:13 p.m. - Oct. 15, 2021, 4:54 p.m.
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.
Successful launch of Shenzhou 13 towards the Tiangong space station.
NOTAMs issued.
SZ-13 rolled out to launch pad; launch date pinned down by tour operators; launch time estimated from CSS orbit tracking.
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.
Second crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
Shenzhou Details
Date of
Birth: Oct. 10, 1966
Age: 58
Date of
Birth: Jan. 27, 1980
Age: 45
Date of
Birth: Sept. 1, 1980
Age: 44
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
INFO WIKI
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