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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-11

Name: Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-11
Start: 2016-10-16T23:30:31.000Z
Location: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2F/G · Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 183rd launch · 15th this year · humanity's 5,592nd orbital launch attempt

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Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Oct 16, 23:25 – Oct 16, 23:50 UTC

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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.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Crew

Chen DongFlight Engineer · CNSA
Jing HaipengCommander · CNSA

Booster

No booster details available.

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China launches Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft in northwest China — CGTN
Highlights of Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft launch — CGTN
China successfully launches the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft — CGTN America

Pad — Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)

29 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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