China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 17
Launched
October 26, 2023 · 03:14 UTC
Image: 我们的太空
Summary
Shenzhou 17 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 26, 2023 at 03:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 03:44 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 440th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 6,541st orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 2F/G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 555 km orbit inclined 41.6°. 3 crew members flew: Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 17 (17). 3 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)for CNSA
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 2F/G flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 440th launch35th this yearhumanity's 6,541st orbital launch attempt173rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Tang HongboCommander · CNSA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Tang ShengjieEngineer · CNSA · age 33 · first flight
Jiang XinlinEngineer · CNSA · age 35 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 17 (17)
Sixth crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
- Destination: Tiangong Space Station
- Mission length: 187 days
- Docked October 26, 2023 at Tianhe forward
The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft has landed at the Donfgeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 17 · NORAD 58146 · 2023-164 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-164A
- Epoch
- 2023-10-26 09:22:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.65093546 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0258485
- Inclination
- 41.5616°
- Ascending node
- 76.8103°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.6235°
- Mean anomaly
- 324.2184°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Shenzhou 17 · NORAD 58146 · docked October 26, 2023
CZ-2F Y17 Stage 2 · re-entered November 3, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sixth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21st launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 2nd this year · 209th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 26, 11:14 AM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
149 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 · 10/26/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 10/26/2023 · source
Launch date and time confirmed by NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2023 · source
Updated approximate launch date based on launch processing flow.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2023 · source
NET October 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/12/2023 · source
Adding launch NET November
Nosu · 3/21/2023 · source
Questions
When did Shenzhou 17 launch?
Shenzhou 17 launched on October 26, 2023 at 03:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 03:44 UTC.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 17?
Coverage: Live: China's Shenzhou-17 manned space mission launch; 【完整版】领命出征！汤洪波再度飞天 进舱前状态如何？平均年龄最小的航天员乘组出征太空 此次任务有何看点？神舟十七号载人飞船发射特别报道. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 17?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 17 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 26, 11:14 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shenzhou 17 reach?
Shenzhou 17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 555 km orbit inclined 41.6°.
Which program is Shenzhou 17 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou