Engineering:Shenzhou 16
 Launch of Shenzhou 16 on a Long March 2F | |
| Mission type | Tiangong Space Station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| Mission duration | 155 days (planned) 323 days, 5 hours and 29 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Shenzhou 16 |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Jing Haipeng Zhu Yangzhu Gui Haichao |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 May 2023, 01:31 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 2023 (planned) |
| Landing site | Dongfeng landing site, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking with Tiangong Space Station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe nadir |
| Docking date | 30 May 2023, 08:29 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2023 (planned) |
| Time docked | 322 days, 22 hours and 31 minutes (In Progress) |
| File:Shenzhou-16 insignia.jpg Shenzhou 16 mission patch  Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu | |
Shenzhou 16 (Chinese: 神舟十六号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíliù-hào; literally: 'Divine Boat Number 16') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 30 May, 2023 at 9:31 AM CST (UTC +8) on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. It carries two People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts and a payload specialist from Beihang University. The mission is the eleventh crewed and sixteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
Background
Shenzhou 16 will be the fifth long-duration spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, and will last about six months.
The spacecraft completed construction and testing in December 2022 and before launch was on standby for an emergency rescue mission of the Shenzhou 15 crew.[1]
Mission
The flight launched from JSLC on May 30, 2023, 9:31 AM following the launch of Tianzhou 6 and near the end of the Shenzhou 15 mission.[2] The spacecraft successfully docked with Tiangong under 7 hours after lift-off.
The two crews performed a handover in space prior to the departure of the Shenzhou 15 crew on June 3.[3][4]
Crew
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Jing Haipeng, PLAAC CMSAFourth spaceflight | |
| Flight engineer | Zhu Yangzhu, PLAAC CMSA First spaceflight | |
| Payload Specialist | Gui Haichao, CMSA First spaceflight | |
The Shenzhou 16 mission marks Commander Jing Haipeng's fourth trip to space, a new record for China. Payload specialist Gui Haichao, a professor at Beihang University, became the first Chinese civilian in space.[5] Gui and Zhu are also the first members of Chinese Group 3 to fly to space.
See also
- Shenzhou (spacecraft)
- Tiangong space station
- Tianzhou (spacecraft)
References
- ↑ (in en) Shenzhou-16 spacecraft put on standby for emergency missions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aStkr3se8w, retrieved 2022-12-18
- ↑ "2023年度载人航天任务基本情况" (in zh). CMSA. 15 February 2023. http://www.cmse.gov.cn/hdjl/bszjhd/gffb/202302/t20230215_52540.html.
- ↑ "China set to launch Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to its space station on Tuesday" (in en). Reuters. 2022-11-28. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/china-set-launch-shenzhou-15-spacecraft-its-space-station-tuesday-2022-11-28/.
- ↑ https://www.space.com/shenzhou-16-astronauts-enter-tiangong-space-station-video
- ↑ https://english.news.cn/20230529/60f4ae284a4345b0a8f1fec24be87408/c.html
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