NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Shenzhou 18

Launch Time
Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:59 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2F/G
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 5,985 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,600 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 58.34 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.6 m
Fairing Height: 19.11 m

Mission Details

Shenzhou 18

Shenzhou 18 (Chinese: 神舟十八号), the flight will mark the 13th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the eighteenth flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will carry three astronauts on the seventh flight to the Tiangong space station. The crew consists of Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 8,100.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 901 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2024

79th orbital launch attempt

Long March 2F

23rd mission
1st mission of 2024
23rd successful mission