LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Aug 04 2022
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(4:00 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:52 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(5:40 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 2F/GDescription:
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Note: Launch time is approximated. Probable 3rd flight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth, which flew in orbit September 4 - 6, 2020 and August 4, 2022 - May 8, 2023.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)