Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 31, 2025, 15:44
- Launch designation
- 2025-246
- Mission
- Shenzhou 21
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y21
- Year
- Launches in 2025
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 196 km
- Initial apogee
- 337 km
- Inclination
- 41.4°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 9.9 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhou 21 | 2025-246ANORAD 66263 | China Manned Space Engineering Office | Human spaceflight | 3,258 kg | Docked with another object · Oct 31, 2025 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.