Shenzhou 16

Crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China. Shenzhou 16 was launched on May 30, 2023 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 30, 2023).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Shenzhou 16
Payload designation: Shenzhou 16 Fanhui Cang
International designator: 2023-077A
NORAD catalog number: 56761
GCAT identifier: S56761
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1237

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Shenzhou
Owner: ZZHGB
Country: China
Builder: Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad)
Platform (bus): Shenzhou

Launch

Date: May 30, 2023 · 01:31 UTC
Launch record: 2023-077Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2F
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC43/91

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 189 km
Apogee: 534 km
Inclination: 41.56°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 30, 2023
Last known active: Oct 31, 2023
End of operations: Oct 31, 2023

Size

Mass: 3,258 kg
Dry mass: 3,258 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 8,100 kg
Length: 9.3 m
Diameter: 3.20 m
Span: 17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115593337 (CC0).