 Mockup of Shenzhou 11 spacecraft (right) docking with the Tiangong-2 (left) | |
| Operator | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2016-061A |
| SATCAT no. | 41812 |
| Mission duration | 32 days, 6 hours and 29 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | CASC |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | Jing Haipeng Chen Dong |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 October 2016, 23:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 18 November 2016, 05:59 UTC |
| Landing site | Inner Mongolia |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking with Tiangong-2 | |
| Docking date | 18 October 2016, 17:24 UTC |
| Undocking date | 17 November 2016, 4:41 UTC |
 (L-R) Haipeng and Dong | |
Shenzhou 11 was a crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, launched on 17 October 2016 (16 October UTC) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.[1] It was China's sixth crewed space mission, at 33 days,[2] it was the longest until the follow-up Shenzhou 12 mission which lasted 3 months. Two days after launch, it docked with the Tiangong-2 space laboratory, which had been launched on 15 September 2016.[1][3][4] Shenzhou 11 was the first and only expedition and mission to Tiangong-2 in this portion of the Tiangong program.
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