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Long March 2F/G: Shenzhou 16

Fifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Tuesday, 30 May 202301:31 UTC
Long March 2F/G: Shenzhou 16

Mission Data

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 2F/G
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record22 of 22 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
ProgramShenzhou Β· Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeHuman Exploration
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
LocationπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#82
Agency Launches This Year#17
Launches From This Pad29
Launches From This Site302
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Long March 2F/G

The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

  2. Liftoff.

  3. Livestream has started

  4. Tweak in T-0.

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  5. Launch date and time confirmed by NOTAMs.

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  6. NET May 30 ~01:28 UTC per CSS orbit tracking & rollout to pad currently underway. Launch time is calculated from CSS orbit parameters and may be off by minutes.

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  7. Adding launch NET May

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Launch Site

Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) Β· 40.9579Β°N 100.2909Β°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.