 Liftoff of Shenzhou 18. | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-078A |
| SATCAT no. | 59591 |
| Mission duration | 191 days, 16 hours and 5 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Ye Guangfu Li Cong Li Guangsu |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 April 2024, 12:59:00 UTC (20:59 CST)[1] |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS-1 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 3 November 2024, 17:00 UTC (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 nadir |
| Docking date | 25 April 2024, 19:32 UTC |
| Undocking date | 3 November 2024 (planned) |
| Time docked | 191 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes (in progress) |
 Li Guangsu, Li Cong and Ye Guangfu | |
Shenzhou 18 (Chinese: 神舟十八号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíbā-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 18') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 25 April 2024. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission is the thirteenth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the eighteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.[2]
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