Engineering:Shenzhou 17
| Mission type | Tiangong Space Station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Shenzhou 17 |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | TBA |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 2023 (planned) |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 2024 (planned) |
| 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 | October 2023 (planned) |
| Undocking date | April 2024 (planned) |
| Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
Shenzhou 17 (Chinese: 神舟十七号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíqī-hào; literally: 'Divine Boat Number 17') is a planned Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, expected to launch in October 2023 on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. It will carry three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts. The mission will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
Background
Shenzhou 17 will be the sixth long-duration spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, and will last about six months.
The spacecraft entered the launch area in April 2023 and will be maintained in a state of near-readiness if needed as a lifeboat for the Shenzhou 16 crew.[1]
Mission
The flight will launch in October 2023, near the end of the Shenzhou 16 mission.
Crew
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  TBA, CMSA
| |
| Operator | TBA, CMSA
| |
| System Operator | TBA, CMSA
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See also
- Shenzhou (spacecraft)
- Tiangong space station
References
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