Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
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Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | TBA |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | May 2025 (planned) |
Rocket | Long March 2F |
Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 2025 (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 Forward |
Docking date | May 2025 (planned) |
Undocking date | 2025 (planned) |
Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
Shenzhou 20 (Chinese: 神舟二十号; pinyin: Shénzhōu èrshí-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 20') is a planned Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, expected to launch in May 2025.[1] It will carry three taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission will be the 15th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 20th flight overall of the Shenzhou program.