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China National Space Administration

The national agency coordinating China’s civil space activities.

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50 missions

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Rendering of Tiangong Space Station in late July 2022, along with June 2022 with Tianhe core module in the middle, Wentian lab module on the left, Tianzhou cargo spacecrafts on right, and Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft at nadir.

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 14

Shenzhou 14 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched5 June 2022, 02:44:10 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Wentian shiyan cang

Wentian shiyan cang is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tiangong program.

Launched24 July 2022, 06:22:30 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Mengtian shiyan cang

Mengtian shiyan cang is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tiangong program.

Launched31 October 2022, 07:37:23 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou 5 hao

Tianzhou 5 hao is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched12 November 2022, 02:03:12 UTC

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The combination of the Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Monday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and variou

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 15

Shenzhou 15 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched29 November 2022, 15:08:17 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou-6

Tianzhou-6 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched10 May 2023, 13:22:51 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 16

Shenzhou 16 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched30 May 2023, 01:31:13 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 17

Shenzhou 17 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched26 October 2023, 03:14:02 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou-7

Tianzhou-7 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched17 January 2024, 14:27:30 UTC

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Apex Andromeda catalog artwork representing Queqiao-2 at Deep space.

Deep space · Deep-space mission

Queqiao-2

Queqiao-2 is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Queqiao program.

Launched20 March 2024, 00:31:28 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 18

Shenzhou 18 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched25 April 2024, 12:59:00 UTC

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Wang Haoze does a heart sign before ingress to the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft for it's launch.

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 19

Shenzhou 19 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched29 October 2024, 20:27:34 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou-8

Tianzhou-8 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched15 November 2024, 15:13:18 UTC

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Shenzhou 20 crew landing aboard Shenzhou 21 spacecraft in Inner Mongolia under parachute. Digitally removed watermark.

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 20

Shenzhou 20 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched24 April 2025, 09:17:31 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou-9

Tianzhou-9 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched14 July 2025, 21:34:23 UTC

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Shenzhou 20 crew landing aboard Shenzhou 21 spacecraft in Inner Mongolia under parachute. Digitally removed watermark.

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 21

Shenzhou 21 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched31 October 2025, 15:44:46 UTC

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Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft Launch Mission

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 22

Shenzhou 22 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched25 November 2025, 04:11:45 UTC

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Rollout of Long March 7 Y11 rocket with Tianzhou 10 cargo spacecraft. Digitally removed watermark.

Earth orbit · Human-spaceflight support

Tianzhou-10

Tianzhou-10 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Tianzhou program.

Launched11 May 2026, 00:14:32 UTC

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NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Earth orbit · Crewed mission

Shenzhou 23

Shenzhou 23 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.

Launched24 May 2026, 15:08 UTC

upcoming

NASA Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Western Hemisphere, oceans, clouds, and continents

Low Earth orbit · Astrophysics

Xuntian Telescope

Xuntian, formerly known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), is a Chinese space telescope designed to perform high-resolution, large-area, multi-band imaging and slit-less spectroscopy surveys of the sky at ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths of 255 – 1000 nm.

Launch2027

upcoming

Viking Orbiter global color mosaic of Mars with Valles Marineris and the polar cap visible

Mars · Mars sample return

Tianwen 3

China’s planned two-launch Mars sample-return mission, targeted around 2028 with sample return around 2031.

LaunchAround 2028

upcoming

Apex Andromeda catalog artwork representing Chang'e 8 at Moon.

Moon · Planetary Science

Chang'e 8

China's planned lunar south-pole technology mission, targeted for around 2029 with international payloads and ISRU tests.

Launch2029

upcoming

Apex Andromeda catalog artwork representing China Crewed Lunar Landing at Moon.

Moon · Crewed lunar landing program

China Crewed Lunar Landing

China's pre-2030 landing architecture: Long March 10, Mengzhou, Lanyue, Wangyu, and Tansuo.

LaunchBy 2030

upcoming

Hubble portrait of Jupiter with the Great Red Spot and Europa visible against black space

Jupiter system · Planetary Science

Tianwen 4

China's planned deep-space mission to explore the Jovian system, scheduled around 2030 in the official roadmap.

Launch2030