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Shenzhou 20
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launches / Long March 2F/G
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
This was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 17th launch of 2025, and its 518th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 84th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the first from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921).
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station. Due to damage sustained by the spacecraft's descent module porthole window by orbital debris collision found in early November 2025, the spacecraft was deemed unsuitable for crew return. Shenzhou 22 was launched without crew as replacement, and Shenzhou 20 will return to Earth without crew after EVA inspection by the onboard crew.
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
22 flights, 22 of them successful.
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.
612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.
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