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Scheduled for (UTC) 2024-04-25 12:59
Scheduled for (local) 2024-04-25 20:59 (CST)
Docking scheduled for (UTC)
Mission Shenzhou 18
Launch site Site 901 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Vehicle Long March 2F
Commander Ye Guangfu 🇨🇳
Operator Li Cong 🇨🇳
System Operator Li Guangsu 🇨🇳
Mission success criteria Successful launch and docking to the Tiangong space station

Livestreams

Stream Link
CGTN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGSARFF3pZI
VideoFromSpace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjfDEIFgCUw
Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-cdY0C1pMQ
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IReKx0oi0ho

Stats

☑️ 1st crewed Chinese spaceflight this year

☑️ 13th crewed Chinese spaceflight overall

☑️ 18th flight of the Shenzhou program

Mission Details 🚀

Next Spaceflight

Shenzhou 18 (Chinese: 神舟十八号), the flight will mark the 13th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the eighteenth flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will carry three astronauts on the seventh flight to the Tiangong space station. The crew consists of Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu.

Target orbit LEO
Payload mass 8100 kg

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