2021 Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong Space Station
Shenzhou 13
Launch of Shenzhou 13 on a Long March 2F
Mission type
Tiangong space station crew transport
Operator
China Manned Space Agency
COSPAR ID
2021-092A
SATCAT no.
49326
Mission duration
182 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
Shenzhou
Manufacturer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size
3
Members
Zhai Zhigang Wang Yaping Ye Guangfu
EVAs
2
EVA duration
12 hours 36 minutes[1]
Start of mission
Launch date
15 October 2021, 16:23:56 UTC[2]
Rocket
Long March 2F
Launch site
Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS
Contractor
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing date
16 April 2022, 01:56:49 UTC
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
15 October 2021, 22:56 UTC
Undocking date
15 April 2022, 16:44 UTC
Time docked
181 days, 17 hours and 48 minutes
Shenzhou 13 mission patch Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping
Shenzhou programme
← Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 14 →
Shenzhou 13 (Chinese: 神舟十三号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shísān-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 13') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 15 October 2021. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the eighth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the thirteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
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