Shenzhou 13

Long March 2F launched the Shenzhou 13 crewed spacecraft from Jiuquan carrying Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to dock with the Tianhe core module, beginning China's first six-month crewed space station mission.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

9th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

15 October 2021, 16:23 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

2021-092

Launches in 2021

100th of 146

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