Shenzhou 11
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| Mission: | Shenzhou 11 | ||
| Spacecraft: | Shenzhou | ||
| Launcher: | Long march 2F | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
| Begin: | October 16, 2016, 11:34 p.m. UTC | ||
| Starting place: | Jiuquan Cosmodrome | ||
| Space station: | Tiangong 2 | ||
| Coupling: | October 18, 2016, 7:24 p.m. UTC | ||
| Decoupling: | November 17, 2016, 04:41 a.m. UTC | ||
| Landing: | November 18, 2016, 05:47 UTC | ||
| Landing place: |
Inner Mongolia 42 ° 29 ′ N , 112 ° 42 ′ E |
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| Flight duration: | 32 d 6 h 13 min | ||
| Earth orbits: | 507 | ||
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Shenzhou 11 is the name of a manned space flight in the People's Republic of China . The take-off took place on October 16, 2016 23:34 UTC, the landing on November 18, 2016.
crew
The crew consisted of two Taikonauts , the third place of the Shenzhou spaceship remained unoccupied. The crew members were:
- Jing Haipeng , commander, third space flight
- Chen Dong , first space flight
The names of the members of the substitute team have not been published.
Mission history
After two days of flight time, Shenzhou 11 docked with Tiangong 2 on October 18 , 2016, which has been orbiting the earth since September 15, 2016.
The two Taikonauts stayed on board the space laboratory for 30 days and performed both scientific experiments and maintenance work. The experiments are considered an important prerequisite for the construction of a permanent Chinese space station, which should be completed around 2022.
The landing took place on November 18, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jin Huang: Why will Shenzhou-11 carry only two astronauts to space? . People's Daily Online. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Jones: China's Tiangong-2 space lab to launch in September, dock with Shenzhou-11 in October. gbtimes, April 12, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2016 .
- ↑ heise online: China successfully sends two astronauts into space. In: heise online. Retrieved October 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Chinese spaceship "Shenzhou 11" landed Article about the mission and the temporary landing Online (November 18, 2016).
- ↑ Rui C. Barbosa: China launches Tiangong-2 orbital module. nasaspaceflight.com, September 15, 2016, accessed October 3, 2016 .
- ^ Andrew Jones: Shenzhou-11: Crew to orbit for 30 days, but no female taikonauts. gbtimes, March 1, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016 (English).
- ↑ China on its way to space power , Spiegel Online, October 17, 2016
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