Resident Crews of the Chinese Space Station Tiangong
Tiangong 2: Expedition 1 |
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No. | Nation | Surname | Given names | Position | Spacecraft (launch) |
Launch date |
Launch time |
Spacecraft (landing) |
Landing date |
Landing time |
Mission duration |
Orbits |
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Jing | Haipeng | Commander | Shenzhou-11 | 16.10.2016 | 23:30:31.409 UTC | Shenzhou-11 | 18.11.2016 | 05:59:38.896 UTC | 32d 06h 29m 08s | 507 |
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Chen | Dong | Operator | Shenzhou-11 | 16.10.2016 | 23:30:31.409 UTC | Shenzhou-11 | 18.11.2016 | 05:59:38.896 UTC | 32d 06h 29m 08s | 507 |
Backup Crew
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Expedition Report
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Launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launching
Center. Landing 200 km northeast of Hohhot. This was100 km east of the planned
landing area in Inner Mongolia. The second Chinese space station Tiangong 2 was launched on September 15, 2016 at 14:04:12.428 UTC. Following a two-days solo flight Shenzhou-11 docked to Tiangong 2 on October 18, 2016. The crew became the first resident crew of the second Chinese space station. On October 22, 2016 at 23:32 UTC the astronauts released the sub-satellite Banxing-2. |
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Last update on June 18, 2021.  |
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