China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 13
Launched
October 15, 2021
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou 13 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 15, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 339th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 6,136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 2F/G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 13, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 335 × 343 km orbit inclined 42.4°. 3 crew members flew: Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 13 (13). 7 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
- 9th Long March 2F/G flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 339th launch35th this yearhumanity's 6,136th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Wang YapingOperator · CNSA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Zhai ZhigangCommander · CNSA · age 55 · 2nd flight
Ye GuangfuOperator · CNSA · age 41 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 13 (13)
Second crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
- Destination: Tiangong space station
- Mission length: 182 days
- Docked October 15, 2021 at Tianhe nadir
The Shenzhou 13 spacecraft landed at the Donfgeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 13 · NORAD 49326 · 2021-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-092A
- Epoch
- 2021-10-15 22:29:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.79540111 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000553
- Inclination
- 42.409°
- Ascending node
- 260.6774°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.484°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.635°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components
- Shenzhou 13 · NORAD 49326 · docked October 15, 2021
CZ-2F Y13 Stage 2 · re-entered November 1, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second crewed flight to the Chinese Tiangong space station carrying Zhai Zhigang, commander, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, operators, on their second, second and first spaceflight respectively. Their mission duration onboard the TSS is 6 months, the longest so far in Chinese spaceflight.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 2nd this year · 149th 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
120 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 13 launch?
Shenzhou 13 launched on October 15, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 13?
Coverage: Long March 2F Shenzhou 13; Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-13 manned space mission; 出征太空！神舟十三号载人飞船发射现场. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 13?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 13 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou 13 reach?
Shenzhou 13, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 335 × 343 km orbit inclined 42.4°.
Which program is Shenzhou 13 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou