Shenzhou spacecraft
Shenzhou is China's active three-module human spaceflight spacecraft family, comprising an orbital module, reentry module, and propulsion module. Shenzhou 1 through 4 established and qualified the system, Shenzhou 5 carried China's first astronaut, Shenzhou 8 achieved the program's first orbital docking, and later spacecraft have supported laboratories and regular Tiangong crew rotations, including the uncrewed emergency launch of Shenzhou 22.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Shenzhou crewed spacecraftShenzhou spaceship
- Family Name
- Shenzhou
- Full Name
- Shenzhou spacecraft
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraft
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Shenzhou is China's active three-module human spaceflight spacecraft family, comprising an orbital module, reentry module, and propulsion module. Shenzhou 1 through 4 established and qualified the system, Shenzhou 5 carried China's first astronaut, Shenzhou 8 achieved the program's first orbital docking, and later spacecraft have supported laboratories and regular Tiangong crew rotations, including the uncrewed emergency launch of Shenzhou 22.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,999
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- spacecraft
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- spacecraft
- Variant Notes
- One integrated Shenzhou spacecraft propulsion system; the count denotes the system boundary, not an individual engine or thruster count.
- Name
- Shenzhou integrated spacecraft propulsion installation
- Notes
- The Shenzhou family uses an integrated spacecraft propulsion system centered in its propelling module. Official mission material describes that module as providing power for in-orbit flight and return, while the Shenzhou VIII mission account records post-launch orbital maneuvers. Exact engine and thruster models and counts are not asserted; Long March launch-vehicle and launch-escape propulsion remain outside this spacecraft installation.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_(spacecraft)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:38:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 23:10:47 UTC
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