Shenzhou 21

Shenzhou-21 carried taikonauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang to the Tiangong space station on China's tenth crew rotation flight; the crew included China's youngest astronaut to fly, and the spacecraft also carried four mice for biology research.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

19th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

31 October 2025, 15:44 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

2025-246

Launches in 2025

257th of 329

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