Shenzhou 19
 Liftoff of Shenzhou 19. | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| Mission duration | 180 days (Planned) 1 day, 6 hours and 45 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Cai Xuzhe Song Lingdong Wang Haoze |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 October 2024, 20:27 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 2025 (planned) |
| 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 Forward |
| Docking date | 30 October 2024, 03:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2025 (planned) |
| Time docked | 180 days (planned) 1 day and 12 minutes (in progress) |
 (L-R) Wang Haoze, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong | |
Shenzhou 19 (Chinese: 神舟十九号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíjiǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 19') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, that was launched on 29 October 2024.[1] It carried three taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission is the 14th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 19th flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
Background
[edit]Shenzhou 19 launched on 29 October 2024, prior to the end of the previous mission, Shenzhou 18. It will be the 8th flight to the Tiangong space station, and is expected to last approximately 6 months. It will depart following the arrival of the Shenzhou 20 crew in 2025.
Mission
[edit]The mission launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on board a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the forward docking port on the Tianhe core module of the station, where the crew entered and are now taking over operations from the departing crew of Shenzhou 18, who will return to Earth on 4th November. The crew will carry out experiments to aid China's goal of landing a manned mission on the moon by 2030.[2]
Crew
[edit]| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Cai Xuzhe, CMSASecond spaceflight | |
| Operator | Song Lingdong, CMSA First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer | Wang Haoze, CMSA First spaceflight | |
The crew for Shenzhou 19 was selected in February 2024,[3] but their names were not announced to the public until 29 October 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7093
- ^ "China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space". BBC News. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ https://www.ecns.cn/news/cns-wire/2024-02-29/detail-ihcychvt6118794.shtml
People currently in low Earth orbit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Space Station (Expedition 72) |
| ||||
| Tiangong space station (Expedition 7) |
| ||||
| Components |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaceflights |
| ||||
| Vehicles |
| ||||
| Sites and facilities | |||||
| Precursors |
| ||||
| |||||
