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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:11:45
Tuesday November 25, 2025
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Shenzhou 22 (Chinese: 神舟二十二号) is the 22nd flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft was launched without crew to replace Shenzhou 20 that was damaged by orbital debris on the descent module porthole window, and thus deemed unsuitable for crew re-entry. The spacecraft will later return three Chinese astronauts on the 10th expedition to the Chinese Space Station back to Earth, who were launched on Shenzhou 21.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
8,100 kilograms


Agency
CASCRocket
Height: 58.34m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 8,600 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,985 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.6m
Height: 19.11m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4

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Launching
Southeast
27th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2025
278th
Orbital launch attempt