2016 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Shenzhou-11

successLong March 2F/G | Shenzhou-11

This is the sixth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Shenzhou-11 will carry two taikonauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, to the Tiangong-2 space station launched earlier in the year. The taikonauts will stay in Tiangong-2 for 30 days.

Overview

Date / time: October 16, 2016 at 11:30 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Mission: Shenzhou-11
Mission type: Human Exploration
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 2