Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 17

Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 17

Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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Shenzhou 17

Sixth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

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Shenzhou 17


Serial 17

Launch Crew Count 3

Status Single Use

Landing Time 2024-04-30T09:46:00+0000


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Crew

Tang Hongbo

Commander

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1975-10-01

Status Active

Type Government


Shengjie Tang

Engineer

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1989-12-01

Status Active

Type Government


Xinlin Jiang

Engineer

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1988-02-01

Status Active

Type Government


Long March 2F/G


Height 62.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 0 kN

Diameter 3.35 Meters

Mass To LEO 8399 kg

Liftoff Mass 464 Tonnes


Launch Success 16

Consecutive Success 16

Maiden Flight 2011-10-31

Launch Failures 0


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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-10-26T03:28:00+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-10-26T03:15:06+0000

Liftoff.

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LL2

2023-10-26T00:05:07+0000

Livestream has started

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-10-21T06:32:11+0000

Launch date and time confirmed by NOTAMs.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-10-19T03:32:07+0000

Updated approximate launch date based on launch processing flow.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2023-10-12T06:06:15+0000

NET October 2023.

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Nosu

2023-03-21T19:17:12+0000

Adding launch NET November

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Programs

Shenzhou

The Shenzhou program is a crewed spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003.

Tiangong space station

The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.

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