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Shenzhou 18
 Liftoff of Shenzhou 18. | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-078A |
| SATCAT no. | 59591 |
| Mission duration | 192 days, 4 hours and 25 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Ye Guangfu Li Cong Li Guangsu |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 14 hours 55 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 April 2024, 12:59:00 UTC (20:59 CST)[1] |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS-1 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 3 November 2024, 17:24 UTC |
| Landing site | Inner Mongolia, China |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking with Tiangong space station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe nadir |
| Docking date | 25 April 2024, 19:32 UTC |
| Undocking date | 3 November 2024, 08:12 UTC |
| Time docked | 191 days, 12 hours and 40 minutes |
 Mission patch  Li Guangsu, Li Cong and Ye Guangfu | |
Shenzhou 18 (Chinese: 神舟十八号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíbā-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 18') was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 25 April 2024. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the thirteenth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the eighteenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.[2]
The three crew members in this mission contributed to breaking the record for the most people (19) simultaneously in orbit, set after the Soyuz MS-26 mission launched on 11 September with its three crew members, along with the four crew members of the private Polaris Dawn mission launched on 10 September, and the nine crew members on the International Space Station.
- ^ https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1797311647459199760
- ^ Jones, Andrew (22 November 2023). "China's next cargo spacecraft arrives at launch site ahead of early 2024 liftoff". Space.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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