Shenzhou 20

Shenzhou 20 (Chinese: 神舟二十号; pinyin: Shénzhōu èrshí-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 20') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station launched on 24 April 2025.^[2] It carries three taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission is the 15th crewed Chinese spaceflight and the 20th flight overall of the Shenzhou program.

Shenzhou 20

Liftoff of Shenzhou 20.
Mission type	Tiangong space station crew transport
Operator	China Manned Space Agency
COSPAR ID	2025-082A
SATCAT no.	63632
Mission duration	114 days, 21 hours and 4 minutes (in progress) 180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Shenzhou
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Chen Dong Chen Zhongrui Wang Jie[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	24 April 2025, 09:17 UTC
Rocket	Long March 2F
Launch site	Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS
Contractor	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Landing date	November 2025 (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 nadir
Docking date	24 April 2025, 15:49 UTC
Undocking date	November 2025 (planned)
Time docked	114 days, 14 hours and 32 minutes (in progress)
Mission patch From left: Jie, Dong and Zhongrui China Manned Space Program ← Shenzhou 19 Shenzhou 21 →

Background

Shenzhou 20 was launched on 24 April 2025, prior to the end of the previous mission, Shenzhou 19. It is the ninth flight to the Tiangong space station, and is expected to last approximately six months. It will depart following the arrival of the Shenzhou 21 crew in late 2025.

Mission

The mission was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on board a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the nadir docking port on the Tianhe core module of the station, where the crew entered to take over operations from the departing crew of Shenzhou 19.

The Tianzhou 9 cargo ship docked with Tiangong during the mission.^[3]

Crew

Position	Crew member
Commander	Chen Dong, CMSA Third spaceflight
Operator	Chen Zhongrui, CMSA First spaceflight
Flight Engineer	Wang Jie, CMSA First spaceflight

The identities of the crew members for this mission were revealed on 23 April 2025 local time.^[1]