Shenzhou 17
Shenzhou 17 (Chinese: 神舟十七号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíqī-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 17') is a planned Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, expected to launch in 26 October 2023 on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. It will carry three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts. The mission will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
Mission type | Tiangong Space Station crew transport |
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Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Shenzhou 17 |
Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Tang Hongbo Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 October 2023, 03:14 UTC (planned)[2] |
Rocket | Long March 2F |
Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
End of mission | |
Landing date | May 2024 (planned) |
Landing site | Inner Mongolia, China |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 41.5° |
Docking with Tiangong Space Station | |
Docking port | Tianhe Rear |
Docking date | October 2023 (planned) |
Undocking date | May 2024 (planned) |
Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
![]() Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin |
Background
Shenzhou 17 will be the sixth long-duration spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, and will last about six months.
The spacecraft entered the launch area in April 2023 and will be maintained in a state of near-readiness if needed as a lifeboat for the Shenzhou 16 crew.[3]
Mission
The flight will launch on 26 October 2023, near the end of the Shenzhou 16 mission. The crew was chosen on 25 October 2023.[1]
Crew
Position | Crew member | |
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Commander | ![]() Second spaceflight | |
Operator | ![]() First spaceflight | |
System Operator | ![]() First spaceflight |
References
- "China unveils Shenzhou-17 crew for space station mission-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- China 'N Asia Spaceflight [@CNSpaceflight] (19 October 2023). "Long March 2F Y17 with Shenzhou-17 on the top has been rolled out to the launch pad in Jiuquan. The launch of 3 astronauts is expected to happen on October 26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Jones, Andrew (2023-05-29). "China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 16 spacecraft (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.