Shenzhou 15

Shenzhou 15
Shenzhou 15 atop a Long March 2F prior to liftoff
Mission typeTiangong space station crew transport
OperatorChina Manned Space Agency
COSPAR ID2022-162A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.54379Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration186 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeShenzhou
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size3
MembersFei Junlong
Deng Qingming
Zhang Lu
EVAs4
EVA duration7 hours 6 minutes (1st EVA only)
Start of mission
Launch date29 November 2022, 15:08:17 UTC
RocketLong March 2F
Launch siteJiuquan, LA-4/SLS
ContractorChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing date3 June 2023, 22:33 UTC
Landing siteInner Mongolia, China
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination41.5°
Docking with Tiangong space station
Docking portTianhe forward
Docking date29 November 2022, 21:42 UTC
Undocking date3 June 2023, 13:29 UTC
Time docked185 days, 15 hours and 47 minutes

Shenzhou 15 mission patch

Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu

Shenzhou 15 (Chinese: 神舟十五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíwǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 15') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 29 November 2022. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the tenth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the fifteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.