China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou-11
Launched
October 16, 2016
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou-11 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F/G from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 16, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 183rd launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 2F/G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 11, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 368 km orbit inclined 42.8°. 2 crew members flew: Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 11 (11). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 2F/G flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 183rd launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,592nd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Chen DongFlight Engineer · CNSA · age 37 · first flight
Jing HaipengCommander · CNSA · age 49 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 11 (11)
Shenzhou 11 was a crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, launched on 17 October 2016 (16 October UTC) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was China's sixth crewed space mission. Two days after launch, it docked with the Tiangong-2 space laboratory, which had been launched on September 15, 2016.
- Destination: Tiangong-2
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked October 18, 2016 at Tiangong-2 forward
The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft landed in the Dorbnod Banner in Inner Mongolia, China.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 11 · NORAD 41812 · 2016-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-061A
- Epoch
- 2016-10-17 11:58:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98384744 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012312
- Inclination
- 42.7912°
- Ascending node
- 5.8594°
- Arg. of perigee
- 132.3839°
- Mean anomaly
- 68.3247°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components
- Shenzhou 11 · NORAD 41812 · docked October 18, 2016
CZ-2F Y11 Stage 2 · re-entered November 3, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 2nd this year · 88th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shenzhou-11 launch?
Shenzhou-11 launched on October 16, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou-11?
Coverage: China launches Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft in northwest China; Highlights of Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft launch; China successfully launches the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou-11?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou-11 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou-11 reach?
Shenzhou 11, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 368 km orbit inclined 42.8°.
Which program is Shenzhou-11 part of?
Shenzhou. About Shenzhou