Shenzhou 22
Launch of Shenzhou 22 | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2025-272A |
| SATCAT no. | 66645 |
| Mission duration | 111 days, 9 hours and 17 minutes (in progress) 165 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Launching | None |
| Landing | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 November 2025, 04:11:45 UTC (12:11:45 CST) |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 2026 (planned) |
| 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 forward |
| Docking date | 25 November 2025, 07:50 UTC |
| Undocking date | April 2026 (planned) |
| Time docked | 111 days, 5 hours and 39 minutes (in progress) |
Mission insignia | |
Shenzhou 22 (Chinese: 神舟二十二号; pinyin: Shénzhōu èrshí’èr-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 22') is an ongoing Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station. The mission was launched uncrewed on 25 November 2025, six months earlier than planned, to restore emergency return capability for the station’s crew following damage to the docked Shenzhou 20 spacecraft. The vehicle docked with Tiangong the same day and is expected to remain in orbit until April or May 2026, when it will return the Shenzhou 21 crew to Earth.