Shenzhou 12

Shenzhou 12 carried taikonauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo to the newly launched Tianhe core module, marking China's first crewed mission to its Tiangong space station and its first crewed flight since 2016.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

8th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

17 June 2021, 01:22 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

2021-053

Launches in 2021

56th of 146

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