Shenzhou 13
Launch of Shenzhou 13 on a Long March 2F | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-092A |
| SATCAT no. | 49326 |
| Mission duration | 182 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Zhai Zhigang Wang Yaping Ye Guangfu |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 12 hours 36 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 October 2021, 16:23:56 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 16 April 2022, 01:56:49 UTC |
| 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 nadir |
| Docking date | 15 October 2021, 22:56 UTC |
| Undocking date | 15 April 2022, 16:44 UTC |
| Time docked | 181 days, 17 hours and 48 minutes |
Shenzhou 13 mission patch Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping | |
Shenzhou 13 (Chinese: 神舟十三号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shísān-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 13') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 15 October 2021. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the eighth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the thirteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.