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Shenzhou 14

Mission type	Tiangong Space Station crew transport
COSPAR ID	2022-060A
SATCAT no.	52797
Mission duration	180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Shenzhou 14
Spacecraft type	Shenzhou
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Chen Dong Liu Yang Cai Xuzhe
Start of mission
Launch date	5 June 2022 (planned)
Rocket	Long March 2F
Launch site	Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS
Contractor	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing date	December 2022 (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
Docking date	5 June 2022 (planned)
Shenzhou 14 mission patch Shenzhou programme← Shenzhou 13Shenzhou 15 → Tiangong program← Tianzhou 4Wentian module →

Shenzhou 14 (Chinese: 神舟十四号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shísì-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 14') is a Chinese spaceflight scheduled to be launched on 5 June 2022. The flight will mark the ninth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the fourteenth flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft will carry three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on the third flight to the Tianhe core module, the first module of the Tiangong space station.

Mission

The mission will visit the Tianhe core module following the launch and docking of Tianzhou 4, the third resupply mission to the station. The crew are expected to assist with the assembly of the Wentian and Mengtian laboratories, which are scheduled to arrive at Tiangong in July and October respectively. The Shenzhou 15 crew is scheduled to arrive 10 days before Shenzhou 14 departs which will make the space station permanently manned starting with Shenzhou 14 mission as it is planned.

Crew

The crew was publicly announced in a press conference on 4 June 2022.

Position	Crew member
Commander	Chen Dong, PLAAC Second spaceflight
Operator	Liu Yang, PLAAC Second spaceflight
System Operator	Cai Xuzhe, PLAAC First spaceflight

See also

• Shenzhou 11
• Shenzhou 12
• Shenzhou 13

References

1. China Spaceflight (6 April 2022). "Shenzhou 14 to be launched by Long March 2F Y14 on June.05 2022" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "长征二号F • 神舟十四号载人飞船（2022年待定） | 航天爱好者网". Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
3. "www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/cz-5b_mt". spaceflightfans.cn. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
4. "China reveals missions of Shenzhou-14, Shenzhou-15 space crews". 19 April 2022.
5. "Shenzhou 14".

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