Mission type | Tiangong Space Station crew transport |
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Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
COSPAR ID | 2022-162A |
SATCAT no. | 54379![]() |
Mission duration | 1 day and 19 minutes (180 days planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Shenzhou 15 |
Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Fei Junlong Deng Qingming Zhang Lu |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 29 November 2022, 15:08:17 UTC |
Rocket | Long March 2F |
Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
End of mission | |
Landing date | May 2023 (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 | 29 November 2022, 21:42 UTC |
Undocking date | May 2023 (planned) |
Time docked | 17 hours and 45 minutes |
(L-R) Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu |
Shenzhou 15 (Chinese: 神舟十五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíwǔ-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 15') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong Space Station. It launched on 29 November 2022, and carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts.[1] It is the tenth crewed flight of the Shenzhou program, and the program's fifteenth flight overall.
The mission launched on 29 November 2022 on board a Long March 2F rocket at around 15:08 UTC,[2] following the launch and docking of the Wentian and Mengtian modules, in July and October 2022, respectively. There is a planned ten day overlap between Shenzhou 15 and the previous Shenzhou mission, Shenzhou 14.[1][3]
The Shenzhou 15 crew is expected to carry out 3 to 4 spacewalks, work on payloads both inside and outside the station, and other scientific work.[3]
The crew was publicly announced in a press conference on 28 November 2022.
Position | Crew member | |
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Commander | ![]() Second spaceflight | |
Operator | ![]() First spaceflight | |
System Operator | ![]() First spaceflight |