Mission description
Fifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
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Launch Successful
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 16
May 30, 2023 at 1:31 AM UTC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch details
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May 30, 2023 at 1:31 AM UTC
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Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9579, 100.2910
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- Long March 2F/G
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- May 30, 2023 at 1:21 AM UTC
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- May 30, 2023 at 2:01 AM UTC
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- January 1, 2024 at 8:52 AM UTC
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Long March 2F/G
Long March · F/G
Height
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
8,399 kg
Successful launches
22
Launch complex
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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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.