Shenzhou-11

People's Republic of China

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	16.10.2016
Launch time:	23:30:31,409 UTC
Launch site:	Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	379 - 389 km
Inclination:	42,78°
Docking Tiangong-2:	18.10.2016, 19:24 UTC
Undocking Tiangong-2:	17.11.2016, 04:41 UTC
Landing date:	18.11.2016
Landing time:	05:59:38.896 UTC
Landing site:	42°29'11.7" N, 112°42'57.36" E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Jing	Haipeng	Commander (Zhĭlìng zhăng)	3	32d 06h 29m 08s	507
2	Chen	Dong	Operator (Cāozuò shŏu)	1	32d 06h 29m 08s	507

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Jing
2	Chen

Landing
1	Jing
2	Chen

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Deng	Qingming	Commander (Zhĭlìng zhăng)
2	Tang	Hongbo	Operator (Cāozuò shŏu)

Hardware

Launch vehicle:	Long March 2F (Chang Zheng CZ-2F No. Y11)
Spacecraft:	Shenzhou-11

Flight

Launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center. Landing 200 km northeast of Hohhot. This was100 km east of the planned landing area in Inner Mongolia.

The second Chinese space station Tiangong-2 was launched on September 15, 2016 at 14:04:12.428 UTC.

Following a two-days solo flight Shenzhou-11 docked to Tiangong-2 on October 18, 2016. The crew became the first and only resident crew of the second Chinese space station.

On October 22, 2016 at 23:32 UTC the astronauts released the sub-satellite Banxing-2.