Shenzhou 21

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:44:46

Friday October 31, 2025

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Shenzhou 21

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Shenzhou 21 (Chinese: 神舟二十一号) will mark the 16th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 21st flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will carry three Chinese astronauts on the 10th flight to the Chinese Space Station. The crew consists of Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

8,100 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 2F/G

Active Since 2011

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Rocket

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

Launch Site

General Trajectory

E

S

Launching

Southeast

Site 901 (SLS-1)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

31 days 9 hours

Stats

Long March 2F


26th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2025

2025


251st

Orbital launch attempt