China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou 22
Launched
November 25, 2025 · 04:11 UTC
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou 22 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 25, 2025 at 04:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:01 to 04:41 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 557th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 7,128th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Long March 2F/G flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 22, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 407 km orbit inclined 41.5°. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 22 (22). 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)for CNSA
- Milestone
- 20th Long March 2F/G flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 557th launch56th this yearhumanity's 7,128th orbital launch attempt279th orbital launch attempt this year
Landing crew
Zhang LuCommander · CNSA
Wu FeiOperator · CNSA
Zhang HongzhangOperator · CNSA
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 22 (22)
Spacecraft to be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou 20 that was damaged by orbital debris on the descent module porthole window, and thus deemed unsuitable for crew re-entry. The spacecraft will later return three Chinese astronauts on the 10th flight to the Chinese Space Station back to Earth, after launching on Shenzhou 21.
- Destination: Tiangong space station
- Mission length: 185 days
- Docked November 25, 2025 at Tianhe forward
The Shenzhou 22 spacecraft has landed at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia, China.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 22 · NORAD 66645 · 2025-272 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SHENZHOU-22
- Object ID
- 2025-273A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-25 20:43:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.58266701 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00107817
- Inclination
- 41.4666°
- Ascending node
- 119.0886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.4093°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.551°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26052
- B*
- 0.00035414492
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Shenzhou 22 · NORAD 66645 · docked November 25, 2025
CZ-2F Y22 Stage 2 · re-entered December 7, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shenzhou 22 (Chinese: 神舟二十二号) will be the 22nd flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou 20 that was damaged by orbital debris on the descent module porthole window, and thus deemed unsuitable for crew re-entry. The spacecraft will later return three Chinese astronauts on the 10th flight to the Chinese Space Station back to Earth, after launching on Shenzhou 21.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 3rd this year · 266th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 25, 12:11 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24 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 22 launch?
Shenzhou 22 launched on November 25, 2025 at 04:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:01 to 04:41 UTC.
Where can I watch Shenzhou 22?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-22 spacecraft launch; 【完整版】神舟二十二号飞船满载物资奔赴空间站，中国首次应急发射任务取得圆满成功 | CCTV中文. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou 22?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou 22 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 25, 12:11 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shenzhou 22 reach?
Shenzhou 22, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 407 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Shenzhou 22 part of?
Shenzhou and Tiangong space station. About Shenzhou