Shenzhou 20

Carried the Shenzhou-20 crew — commander Chen Dong with first-time fliers Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — from Jiuquan to the Tiangong space station for a six-month expedition, docking with the Tianhe core module about 6.5 hours after liftoff.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

18th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

24 April 2025, 09:17 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2F/G

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Human Exploration

International designator

2025-082

Launches in 2025

85th of 329

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