Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
• Rocket: Long March 2F/G — Long March family

Mission

Second crewed flight to the Chinese Tiangong space station carrying Zhai Zhigang, commander, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, operators, on their second, second and first spaceflight respectively. Their mission duration onboard the TSS is 6 months, the longest so far in Chinese spaceflight.

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

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

• Shenzhou — The Shenzhou program is a crewed spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003. (Wikipedia)
• Tiangong space station — The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. (Wikipedia)