China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 15
Launched
November 29, 2022
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou 15 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 November 29, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 399th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 6,349th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 2F/G flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 401 km orbit inclined 41.5°. 3 crew members flew: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 15 (15). 3 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
- 12th Long March 2F/G flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 399th launch47th this yearhumanity's 6,349th orbital launch attempt167th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Fei JunlongCommander · CNSA · age 57 · 2nd flight
Deng QingmingOperator · CNSA · age 56 · first flight
Zhang LuOperator · CNSA · age 46 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 15 (15)
Fourth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
- Destination: Tiangong space station
- Mission length: 186 days
- Docked November 29, 2022 at Tianhe forward
The Shenzhou 15 spacecraft has landed at the Donfgeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 15 · NORAD 54379 · 2022-162 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-162A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-29 19:40:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.5936998 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005773
- Inclination
- 41.4768°
- Ascending node
- 290.2709°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.3935°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.8023°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9066
- B*
- 0.00027294
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Shenzhou 15 · NORAD 54379 · docked November 29, 2022
CZ-2F Y15 Stage 2 · re-entered December 11, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth 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
19th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 3rd this year · 179th 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
116 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 15 launch?
Shenzhou 15 launched on November 29, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 15?
Coverage: LIVE: Launch of China's Shenzhou-15 Manned Spacecraft; 神舟十五号载人飞船发射; Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-15 manned space mission launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 15?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 15 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou 15 reach?
Shenzhou 15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 401 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Shenzhou 15 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou