China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 16
Launched
May 30, 2023 · 01:31 UTC
Image: CMS
Summary
Shenzhou 16 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 May 30, 2023 at 01:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:21 to 02:01 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 422nd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 2F/G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 16, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 394 × 399 km orbit inclined 41.5°. 3 crew members flew: Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 16 (16). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- 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
- 13th Long March 2F/G flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 422nd launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,450th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jing HaipengCommander · CNSA · age 56 · 4th flight
Zhu YangzhuEngineer · CNSA · age 36 · first flight
Gui HaichaoPayload Specialist · CNSA · age 36 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 16 (16)
Fifth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
- Destination: Tiangong space station
- Mission length: 153 days
- Docked May 30, 2023 at Tianhe nadir
The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft has successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 16 · NORAD 56761 · 2023-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SZ-16
- Object ID
- 2023-077A
- Epoch
- 2023-05-30 10:18:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59450219 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003965
- Inclination
- 41.474°
- Ascending node
- 263.7722°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.3438°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.6947°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11906
- B*
- 0.00026567
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 16 · NORAD 56761 · docked May 30, 2023
CZ-2F Y16 Stage 2 · re-entered June 12, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 194th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 30, 9:31 AM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
181 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/29/2023 · source
Tweak in T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2023 · source
Launch date and time confirmed by NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2023 · source
NET May 30 ~01:28 UTC per CSS orbit tracking & rollout to pad currently underway. Launch time is calculated from CSS orbit parameters and may be off by minutes.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/22/2023 · source
Adding launch NET May
Nosu · 3/21/2023 · source
Questions
When did Shenzhou 16 launch?
Shenzhou 16 launched on May 30, 2023 at 01:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:21 to 02:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 16?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-16 manned space mission launch; 神舟十六号载人飞行任务特别节目. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 16?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 16 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 30, 9:31 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shenzhou 16 reach?
Shenzhou 16, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 394 × 399 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Shenzhou 16 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou