Vehicle / SINCE 1999

Shenzhou

ABOUT

Shenzhou is a spacecraft used to support the Chinese manned spaceflight program and to carry crew to the Tiangong Space Station. Its design resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but it is larger in size and all-new in construction. The first launch was on November 19, 1999 and the first manned launch was on October 15, 2003.

SPECIFICATIONS 8
Type Capsule
Height 9.25 m
Diameter 2.8 m
Crew Capacity 3
Human Rated Yes
Total Launches 23
Successful Launches 23
Maiden Flight 1999-11-19