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SHENZHOU-22 (SZ-22)

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the China Manned Space Program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized. It has conducted 23 flights since 1999, including 17 crewed flights since 2005, the most recent being Shenzhou 23.

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Launch

Launch date
November 25, 2025 at 04:11 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou 22

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
395 km
Periapsis
380 km
Inclination
41.47°
Orbital period
92.3 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
8,100 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2025-272A
NORAD catalog №
66645
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 29, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 29, 2026
Time in service
185 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed