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Shenzhou 21
2025 Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong space station. Shenzhou 21 was launched on October 31, 2025 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Oct 31, 2025).
COSPAR 2025-246ANORAD 66263China
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Shenzhou 21
- Payload designation
- Shenzhou 21 Fanhui Cang
- International designator
- 2025-246A
- NORAD catalog number
- 66263
- GCAT identifier
- S66263
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
- October 31, 2025 · 15:44 UTC
- Launch record
- 2025-246Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Spaceport
- Jiuquan · pad LC43/91
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 383 km
- Apogee
- 392 km
- Inclination
- 41.47°
- Status
- Docked with another object
- Status date
- October 31, 2025
- Last known active
- Nov 14, 2025
- End of operations
- Nov 14, 2025
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 Q134445626 (CC0).