October 16, 2016 at 11:30 PM UTC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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October 16, 2016 at 11:30 PM UTC
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Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9579, 100.2910
This is the sixth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Shenzhou-11 will carry two taikonauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, to the Tiangong-2 space station launched earlier in the year. The taikonauts will stay in Tiangong-2 for 30 days.
Mission media
Highlights of Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft launch
Full video recordLong March · F/G
Height
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
8,399 kg
Successful launches
22
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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