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