Shenzhou 13

Shenzhou 13
Launch of Shenzhou 13 on a Long March 2F
Mission typeTiangong space station crew transport
OperatorChina Manned Space Agency
COSPAR ID2021-092A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.49326Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration182 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeShenzhou
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size3
MembersZhai Zhigang
Wang Yaping
Ye Guangfu
EVAs2
EVA duration12 hours 36 minutes[1]
Start of mission
Launch date15 October 2021, 16:23:56 UTC[2]
RocketLong March 2F
Launch siteJiuquan, LA-4/SLS
ContractorChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing date16 April 2022, 01:56:49 UTC
Landing siteInner Mongolia, China
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination41.5°
Docking with Tiangong space station
Docking portTianhe nadir
Docking date15 October 2021, 22:56 UTC
Undocking date15 April 2022, 16:44 UTC
Time docked181 days, 17 hours and 48 minutes

Shenzhou 13 mission patch

Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping

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.

  1. ^ "Tiangong: Expedition 2". 27 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "神舟十三号定于周六0时23分发射 新"太空出差三人组"包括一位女航天员". cn.reuters.com. 7 August 2023.