Mission
Shenzhou 24 will be the 24th flight of the Shenzhou program.
The first astronaut from Pakistan is expected to fly on this on a short duration mission, with another Chinese astronaut to undergo a year long expedition.
Long March 2F/G will launch Shenzhou 24 from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
- Liftoff
- No earlier than Wed 25 Nov
- Rocket
- Long March 2F/GCASC
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan, China3rd launch from this pad in 2026184 days after the last
- Latest update
- NET November 25.
53rd
CASC launch of 2026
Long March 2F/G
CASC22 launches since October 2011, 22 successful
62m
Height
3.4m
Diameter
464t
Mass at liftoff
8.4t
Payload to low Earth orbit
About Long March 2F/G
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. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 423km | 27,567km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 393km | 27,634km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 393km | 27,634km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 423km | 27,567km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 423km | 27,567km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 472km | 27,473km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 32 h old.
