Earth orbit
Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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Shenzhou 12 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2021-053; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
The launch
- Launch
- 17 June 2021, 01:22:32 UTC
- Launch location
- Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou-12 mission on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1:22 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 2F
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2021-053
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jun 17, 2021, 01:13 UTC
- Target T-0
- Jun 17, 2021, 01:22 UTC
- Window closes
- Jun 17, 2021, 01:54 UTC
- Provider display
- Jun 17 2021
- Pad and location
- LA-4 / Pad 921 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Clear Temp: 70.89F Wind: 7.29mph
- Temperature
- 70.89°F
- Wind
- 7.29 mph
- Condition
- Clear
- Forecast updated
- Jun 17, 2021, 00:00 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 17 September 2021
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 12
GCAT program: Shenzhou.
- GCAT ID
- S48852
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,240 kg
- Dimensions
- 9.3 m long · 3.2 m diameter · 17 m span
Shenzhou 12 Guidao Cang
GCAT program: Shenzhou OM.
- GCAT ID
- S49221
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 1,842 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.3 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Gallery
One image from Shenzhou 12.
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