Spacecraft Landing
Shenzhou 21 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China Tiangong space station Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 21 Shenzhou 20
The Shenzhou 21 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing the crew of Shenzhou 20 - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - back to Earth after spending 6 months in orbit as part of the 9th mission to the Chinese Space Station, and after Shenzhou 20 was possibly struck by orbital debris, rendering it unsuitable for crew re-entry.
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 14, 2025, 12:37 a.m.
Updated info to reflect swap in spacecraft used for re-entry after possible orbital debris strike on Shenzhou 20.
Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 12, 2025, 5:09 p.m.
Updated new landing time.
Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 5, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Landing delayed due to time required to analyze potential orbital debris strike on the spacecraft.
Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 20, 2025, 5:19 p.m.
Added landing per NOTAMs.
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Low Earth Orbit Government Founded: April 29, 2021 Mass: 22.0T Volume: 50 m³
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