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Shenzhou 17

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Shenzhou 17
Shenzhou 17 atop a Long March 2F prior to launch.
Mission typeTiangong space station crew transport
OperatorChina Manned Space Agency
COSPAR ID2023-164A
SATCAT no.58146
Mission duration180 days (planned)
348 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeShenzhou
ManufacturerChina Aerospace and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size3
MembersTang Hongbo
Tang Shengjie
Jiang Xinlin
EVAs1
EVA duration7 hours 25 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date26 October 2023, 03:14:02 UTC
RocketLong March 2F
Launch siteJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Launch Area 4
ContractorChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing dateMay 2024 (planned)
Landing siteInner Mongolia, China
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination41.5°
Docking with Tiangong space station
Docking portTianhe forward
Docking date26 October 2023, 09:46 UTC
Undocking dateMay 2024 (planned)
Time docked180 days (planned)
348 days, 9 hours and 10 minutes (in progress)

Jiang Xinlin, Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie 

Shenzhou 17 is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 26 October 2023. It carries three (astronauts or) taikonauts from the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps. The spacecraft is a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission is the twelfth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the seventeenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.