China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 12
Launched
June 17, 2021
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou 12 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 June 17, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 321st launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,093rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 2F/G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 12, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 493 km orbit inclined 41.3°. 3 crew members flew: Liu Boming, Nie Haisheng and Tang Hongbo. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 12 (12). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Long March 2F/G · China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationShenzhou, Tiangong space station
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 2F/G flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 321st launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,093rd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Liu BomingOperator · CNSA · age 54 · 2nd flight
Nie HaishengCommander · CNSA · age 56 · 3rd flight
Tang HongboOperator · CNSA · age 45 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 12 (12)
First crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
- Destination: Tiangong space station
- Mission length: 92 days
- Docked June 17, 2021 at Tianhe forward
The Shenzhou 12 spacecraft landed at the Donfgeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 12 · NORAD 48852 · 2021-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-053A
- Epoch
- 2021-06-17 07:30:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.76795736 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0217765
- Inclination
- 41.3462°
- Ascending node
- 282.3479°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.5286°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.8122°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 1 component
- Shenzhou 12 · NORAD 48852 · docked June 17, 2021
CZ-2F Y12 Stage 2 · re-entered July 3, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First crewed flight to the Chinese large modular space station.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 143rd 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
285 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Shenzhou 12 launch?
Shenzhou 12 launched on June 17, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 12?
Coverage: Long March 2F Shenzhou 12; Replay! China launches crew to new space station; Live: Special coverage on Shenzhou-12 crewed mission to Chinese Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 12?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 12 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou 12 reach?
Shenzhou 12, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 493 km orbit inclined 41.3°.
Which program is Shenzhou 12 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou