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Shenzhou 23
Shenzhou 23 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
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The mission
Shenzhou 23 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2026-113; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 24 May 2026, 15:08 UTC
- Launch location
- Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A CASC Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- CASC
- Vehicle
- Long March 2F
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-113
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- May 24, 2026, 15:08 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 24
- Pad and location
- LA-4 / Pad 921 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Clear · 72°F · Wind 15 mph
- Temperature
- 72°F
- Wind
- 14.7 mph
- Condition
- Clear
- Forecast updated
- May 24, 2026, 10:00 UTC
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Trajectory
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Current mission status
Current mission status
Now
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
Hardware
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 23
GCAT program: Shenzhou.
- GCAT ID
- S69180
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,258 kg
- Dimensions
- 9.3 m long · 3.2 m diameter · 17 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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