Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20

Launch information

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Mission description

Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20’.

Launch image Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 24, 2025, 9:17 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Shenzhou 20 (LEO)

Launcher

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Rocket

Long March 2

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
63632 SZ-20 LEO 41.47 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6933

To this date

Location Launch

#248

To this date

Pad Launch

#25

To this date

Agency Launch

#518

To this date

Orbital Launch

#84

Year 2025

Location Launch

#9

Year 2025

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2025

Agency Launch

#17

Year 2025

Latest news about the launch

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Chinese Spacewalkers Inspect Damaged Shenzhou-20 Window

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Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft during spacewalk

Two Shenzhou-21 astronauts embarked on the mission’s first spacewalk late Monday, inspecting and photographing a damaged spacecraft window which triggered an earlier emergency launch. The post Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecr...

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China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeboat crisis

China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no rapid-response option for any new crisis following the Shenzhou-20 incident. The post China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeb...


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