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Shenzhou 22
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 56th launch of 2025, and its 557th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 279th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the third from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921).
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Shenzhou 22 (Chinese: 神舟二十二号) will be the 22nd flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou 20 that was damaged by orbital debris on the descent module porthole window, and thus deemed unsuitable for crew re-entry. The spacecraft will later return three Chinese astronauts on the 10th flight to the Chinese Space Station back to Earth, after launching on Shenzhou 21.
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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