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{{Short description|Chinese rocket}}
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{{Infobox rocket
| name           = Long March 2F
| image          = LM2F-Y13.png
| caption        = The Long March 2F rocket with [[Shenzhou 13]] spacecraft mounted on the top

| function       = [[Medium-lift launch vehicle]]
| manufacturer   = [[China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology]]
| country-origin = [[China]]

| status         = Active
| sites          = [[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center]] 
| height         = {{cvt|62|m}}<ref name="EA">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz2f.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020317045943/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz2f.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2002|author=Mark Wade|title=CZ-2F|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|access-date=2008-05-02}}</ref>
| diameter       = {{cvt|3.35|m}}<ref name="EA"/>
| mass           = {{cvt|464000|kg}}<ref name="EA"/>

| stages         = 2
| launches       = 26
| success        = 26
| first          = 19 November 1999
| last           = 31 October 2025 ''(most recent)''
| payloads       = [[Shenzhou (spacecraft)|Shenzhou]]<br />[[Tiangong-1]]<br />[[Tiangong-2]]<br />[[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|Reusable experimental spacecraft]]
| capacities     =

{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
 | location     = [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
 | kilos        = {{cvt|8400|kg}}<ref name="EA"/>
}}
| family        = [[Long March 2]]
| stagedata     = {{Infobox rocket/stage
| type          = booster
| stageno       = First
| number        = 4
| length        = {{cvt|15.3|m}}
| diameter      = {{cvt|2.3|m}}
| empty         = {{cvt|3200|kg}}
| gross         = {{cvt|41000|kg}}
| engines       = 1 [[YF-20|YF-20B]] per booster
| thrust        = {{cvt|814|kN}}
| total         = {{cvt|3256|kN}}
| SI            = {{cvt|291|isp}}
| burntime      = 128 seconds
| fuel          = [[Dinitrogen tetroxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
}}
{{Infobox rocket/stage
| type          = stage
| stageno       = First
| length        = {{cvt|23.7|m}}
| diameter      = {{cvt|3.4|m}}
| empty         = {{cvt|9500|kg}}
| gross         = {{cvt|196500|kg}}
| engines       = 4 [[YF-20|YF-20B]]
| thrust        = {{cvt|3256|kN}}
| SI            = {{cvt|291|isp}}
| burntime      = 166 seconds
| fuel          = [[Dinitrogen tetroxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
}}
{{Infobox rocket/stage
| type          = stage
| stageno       = Second
| length        = {{cvt|13.5|m}}
| diameter      = {{cvt|3.4|m}}
| empty         = {{cvt|5500|kg}}
| gross         = {{cvt|91500|kg}}
| engines       = 1 [[YF-20|YF-24B]]
| thrust        = {{cvt|831|kN}}
| SI            = {{cvt|289|isp}}
| burntime      = 300 seconds
| fuel          = [[Dinitrogen tetroxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
}}
}}

The '''Long March 2F''' ({{lang-zh|长征二号F火箭}} ''Changzheng 2F''), also known as the '''CZ-2F''', '''LM-2F''' and '''Shenjian''' ({{lang|zh-hans|神箭}}, "Divine Arrow"),<ref name="EA"/> is a Chinese [[orbit]]al [[Launch vehicle|carrier rocket]], part of the [[Long March 2|Long March 2 rocket family]]. Designed to launch [[human spaceflight|crewed]] [[Shenzhou (spacecraft)|Shenzhou spacecraft]], the Long March 2F is a [[Human-rating certification|human-rated]] two-stage version of the [[Long March 2E]] rocket, which in turn was based on the [[Long March 2C]] launch vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwic.com/launchservices/launchvehicle/lm2f.html|title=LM-2F - Launch Vehicle|publisher=CGWIC|access-date=2010-12-13|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721020819/http://www.cgwic.com/LaunchServices/LaunchVehicle/LM2F.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is launched from complex SLS at the [[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center]]. The Long March 2F made its maiden flight on 19 November 1999, with the [[Shenzhou 1]] spacecraft. After the flight of [[Shenzhou 3]], CPC General Secretary and President [[Jiang Zemin]] named the rocket "Shenjian", meaning "Divine Arrow".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz.htm|title=CZ|publisher=Astronautix.com|access-date=2010-12-13|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611001414/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz.htm|archive-date=2009-06-11}}</ref>

On 29 December 2002, a Long March 2F launched [[Shenzhou 4]] for a final uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft for the upcoming flight of the first crewed mission. Until then, all missions were uncrewed.

On 15 October 2003, a Long March 2F launched [[Shenzhou 5]], China's maiden crewed mission and achieved its first [[human spaceflight]]. Since then, the rocket has launched twenty more missions into orbit with the latest being the [[Shenzhou 20]] spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2022-08-05/doc-imizirav6807770.shtml#/|title=我国成功发射可重复使用试验航天器 |language=zh |date=2022-08-05 |editor=刘光博 |agency=新华社酒 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814200736/https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2022-08-05/doc-imizirav6807770.shtml |archive-date=2022-08-14 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=China launches 3 astronauts to oversee construction of new Tiangong space station|date=5 June 2022 |url=https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-14-mission-launch-success|publisher=Space.com|access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-13-astronauts-begin-space-station-work|title=Shenzhou 13 astronauts begin China's longest mission ever at space station module (video)|publisher=Space.com|date=17 October 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/24/content_10102808.htm|title=China to launch Shenzhou 7 spacecraft on Thursday|publisher=English Xinhua |website=news.xinhuanet.com|date=2008-09-24|access-date=2010-12-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705145317/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/24/content_10102808.htm|archive-date=2009-07-05}}</ref>

== Differences from the Long March 2E ==
Externally, the rocket is similar to the Long March 2E from which it was derived. Most of the changes involve the addition of redundant systems to improve safety, although there are some structural modifications that allow the rocket to support the heavier fairing required by the Shenzhou capsule. The rocket is also capable of lifting heavier payloads with the addition of extra boosters to the first stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/longmarch2f_sum.shtml|title=Long March 2F - Summary|website=spaceandtech.com|date=1999-11-20|access-date=2010-12-13|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604030747/http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/longmarch2f_sum.shtml|archive-date=2011-06-04}}</ref>

The rocket also has an "advanced fault monitoring and diagnosis system to help the astronauts escape in time of emergency" (in other words, a [[launch escape system]]), and is the first Chinese made rocket to be assembled and rolled out to its launch site vertically.<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-05-14 |title=ChangZheng 2F (Long March 2F) Space Launch Vehicle |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/strategic/launchvehicle/cz2f.asp |website=www.sinodefence.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523092038/http://www.sinodefence.com/strategic/launchvehicle/cz2f.asp |archive-date=2008-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Derivatives==
<gallery>
file:CZ-2F rendering.jpg|Long March 2 F/G version
file:CZ-2FT rendering.jpg|Long March 2 F/T version
</gallery>

A derivative called '''Long March 2F/G''', first launched in 2011, was made to replace the existing 2F variant. For uncrewed launches, '''Long March 2F/T''' was designed, which launched space laboratories such as [[Tiangong-1]] and [[Tiangong-2]]. It dispenses with the launch escape system and supports a larger fairing to accommodate the bulkier payloads.<ref name=2fg>{{cite news|title=Last Launch for Long March 2F/G|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Last_Launch_for_Long_March2FG_999.html|work=Space Daily |first=Morris|last=Jones|date=2016-01-27|access-date=2016-04-07|quote=The principal difference between the Shenzhou-launching Long March 2F and its 2F/G cousin is easy to spot. The 2F/G carries a very different payload fairing at its top. This accounts. for the larger dimensions of the Tiangong laboratory, which wouldn't fit inside the standard payload fairing for the 2F.<br />It also lacks an emergency escape system. With no astronauts on board, the escape rocket and stabilizer panels that help Shenzhou spacecraft to separate from their rocket in a launch failure are not needed. This simplifies the design and also reduces the weight of the rocket. That's critical. Tiangong modules weigh more than Shenzhou spacecraft, so this helps to keep the overall launch mass within performance limits.}}</ref> For launching payloads like [[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|reusable experimental spacecraft]], the Long March 2F/G's fairing has bumps added to enclose parts of the payload (such as wingtips) without using a larger fairing.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CNSAWatcher |number=1558709527930818560 |title=Fairing of CZ2F rocket which launched CSSHQ on Aug 5 being openly exhibited in Henan Jiyuan No.1 middle school. If the bumps are spare spaces for wings, CSSHQ's wingspan could be larger than fairing's diameter 4.2m. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814195129/https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1558709527930818560 |url-status=live |archive-date=2022-08-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1558794449379291138 |user=Kedrskie |title=ミニシャトルを載せてたんでないかと噂されている、8/5に打ち上げられた長征2号F/T。そのフェアリングに大きな張り出しが設けられていて、シャトルの翼端を納める為のものでは？というツイート。張り出しの裏側が見えるコマを切り出して明度を上げると、確かに内側は空洞になってる。 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814195547/https://twitter.com/Kedrskie/status/1558794449379291138 |archive-date=2022-08-14 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=CNSpaceflight |number=1558812459544129536 |title= The leaked footage of #CZ2F fairing suggests the Chinese reusable spaceplane may be X-37B alike. 👇Here are some dimensions overlay (each floor brick measures ~600x600mm). The distance & angle between wings and tail fins "exactly" match that of X-37B. The fairing measures 4.2m...
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814200103/https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1558812459544129536 |archive-date=2022-08-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Vibration issues ==
During the [[Shenzhou 5]] flight, [[Yang Liwei]] became unwell due to heavy vibrations from the rocket. Although the problem was reduced somewhat by modifications to the rocket, vibrations were reported again in [[Shenzhou 6]] necessitating further changes. According to [[Jing Muchun]], chief designer of the Long March 2F "We made changes to the pipelines of the rocket engine, adjusting its frequency. A new design for the pressure accumulator produced evident results. The vibration has now been reduced by more than 50%".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-09-25 |title=New mission for CZ-2F rocket |url=https://www.cctv.com/english/20080925/105699.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926063356/http://www.cctv.com/english/20080925/105699.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-26 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=[[China Central Television]]}}</ref> During the launch preparations for the [[Shenzhou 14]] mission chief designer Gao Xu said incremental improvements made to the rocket's design mean vibrations felt by the taikonauts would be similar to that felt in a car driven on a highway.<ref name="Improvements make Shenzhou-14 spaceship safer and more comfortable">{{cite web|title=Improvements make Shenzhou-14 spaceship safer and more comfortable |date=5 June 2022 |url=https://newsexplorer.net/improvements-make-shenzhou-14-spaceship-safer-and-more-comfortable-s1748805.html}}</ref>

The predecessor [[Long March 2E]] had also been known for vibration. During two launches, excessive vibration caused the collapse of the payload fairing, destroying the [[Optus (satellite)#Optus B2|Optus B2]] and [[Apstar 2]] satellites.<ref name="zinger2014">{{cite journal|last1=Zinger|first1=Kurtis J.|title=An Overreaction that Destroyed an Industry: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Satellite Export Controls |date=2014|url=http://lawreview.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/13.-86.1-Zinger_Final.pdf |journal=University of Colorado Law Review |volume=86 |issue=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625013649/http://lawreview.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/13.-86.1-Zinger_Final.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the payload fairing was redesigned, excessive vibration also damaged the [[AsiaSat 2]] satellite during launch. After its successful launch of the [[Echostar 1]] satellite on 28 December 1995 the rocket was officially retired from service.<ref name="China in Space">{{cite book|title=CZ-2E Space Launch Vehicle |year=2013 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-5043-6 |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4614-5043-6|last1=Harvey |first1=Brian |isbn=978-1-4614-5042-9 }}</ref>

<gallery class="center">
File:CZ-2F.svg|Long March 2F rocket schematics
File:Shenzhou-12 roll out 02.png|The Long March 2F rocket with folded grid fins carrying Shenzhou 12 mission spacecraft, inscribed with "Divine Arrow" ({{lang|zh-hans|神箭}}) in Chinese
File:Launch of Shenzhou 13.jpg|Launch of Shenzhou 13
File:1分钟回顾神舟十五号载人飞船发射2.png|Shenzhou 15 before liftoff
</gallery>

== Launch statistics ==
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== List of launches ==
{{main|List of Long March launches}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Flight number
! Serial number
! Date ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
!Version 
! Launch site
! Payload
! Orbit
! Crew 
! Result
! Remarks
|-
| 1
| Y1
| 19 November 1999<br />22:30
| 2F
| [[Jiuquan Launch Area 4|LA-4/SLS-1]], [[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center|JSLC]]
| [[Shenzhou 1]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| First uncrewed test of the [[Shenzhou (spacecraft)|Shenzhou spacecraft]]
|-
| 2
| Y2
| 9 January 2001<br />17:00
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 2]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| style= "width: 150px"|N/A
| {{Success}}
| Second uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft, carried live animals.
|-
| 3
| Y3
| 25 March 2002<br />14:15
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 3]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Third uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft.
|-
| 4
| Y4
| 29 December 2002<br />16:40
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 4]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Final uncrewed test of the Shenzhou spacecraft prior to flying with crew.
|-
| 5
| Y5
| 15 October 2003<br />01:00
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 5]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Yang Liwei]]
| {{Success}}
| China's first crewed spaceflight.
|-
| 6
| Y6
| 12 October 2005<br />01:00
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 6]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Fei Junlong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Nie Haisheng]]
| {{Success}}
| Second crewed spaceflight, first with two astronauts.
|-
| 7
| Y7
| 25 September 2008<br />13:10
| 2F
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 7]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhai Zhigang]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Boming (astronaut)|Liu Boming]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Jing Haipeng]]  
| {{Success}}
| First flight with three crew members, first to feature [[extravehicular activity]].
|-
| 8
| T1
| 29 September 2011<br />13:16
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Tiangong 1]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| The first Chinese space station. Modified version Long March 2F/G with larger payload fairing.<ref name=2fg/>
|-
| 9
| Y8
| 31 October 2011<br />21:58
| 2F/G
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 8]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Uncrewed spaceflight to test automatic [[Space rendezvous|rendezvous]] and [[Docking and berthing of spacecraft|docking]] with [[Tiangong-1]]
|-
| 10
| Y9
| 16 June 2012<br />10:37
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 9]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Jing Haipeng]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Wang]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members, to test rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1.
|-
| 11
| Y10
| 11 June 2013<br />09:38
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 10]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Nie Haisheng]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Zhang Xiaoguang]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Wang Yaping]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1.
|-
| 12
| T2
| 15 September 2016<br />14:04
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Tiangong 2]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Second Chinese space laboratory [[Tiangong-2]], launched by 2F/G variant.
|-
| 13
| Y11
| 16 October 2016<br />23:30
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 11]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Jing Haipeng]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Dong (astronaut)|Chen Dong]]
| {{Success}}
| Two crew members;<ref name=peoplesdaily20160308>{{cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0308/c98649-9026759.html|title=Why will Shenzhou-11 carry only two astronauts to space?|first=Jin|last=Huang |publisher=People's Daily Online|date=8 March 2016|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-2 for a 30-day mission.
|-
| 14
| T3
| 4 September 2020<br />07:30
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|Reusable Experimental Spacecraft]]<ref name=Xinhua20200904>{{cite web|title=我国成功发射可重复使用试验航天器|trans-title=My country successfully launched a reusable experimental spacecraft|date=September 4, 2020|publisher=Xinhuanet|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2020-09/04/c_1126453484.htm|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904082347/http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2020-09/04/c_1126453484.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Test flight of a reusable experimental spacecraft.<ref name=Xinhua20200904/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50274.msg2079224#new|title = Experimental spaceplane - CZ-2F - Jiuquan LC43/91 - Sept. 4 2020 (~07:30 UTC)}}</ref>
|-
| 15
| Y12
| 17 June 2021<br />01:22
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 12]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Nie Haisheng]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Boming (astronaut)|Liu Boming]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Tang Hongbo]]
| {{Success|Success}}
| Three crew members; first visit to [[Tianhe (space station module)|Tianhe]], the first module of the [[Chinese large modular space station|Chinese Space Station]], for a three-month mission.
|-
| 16
| Y13
| 15 October 2021<br />16:23
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 13]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhai Zhigang]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Wang Yaping]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Ye Guangfu]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; visited [[Tianhe (space station module)|Tianhe]] to continue construction of the space station for a six-month mission.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davenport |first=Justin |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/10/shenzhou-13-launch/ |title=Shenzhou 13 launch first long-duration Chinese Space Station crew |work=[[NASASpaceFlight.com]] |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 17
| Y14
| 5 June 2022<br/ >02:44
| 2F/G
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 14]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Dong (astronaut)|Chen Dong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Cai Xuzhe]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/cz-2f-shenzhou-14 |title=长征二号F • 神舟十四号载人飞船（2022年待定） |trans-title=Long March 2F • Shenzhou-14 (2022 TBD) |work=spaceflightfans.cn |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=30 April 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804124846/http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/cz-2f-shenzhou-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 18
| T4
| 4 August 2022<br />16:00
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|Reusable Experimental Spacecraft]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Second test flight of a reusable experimental spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=53462.0|title = Experimental spaceplane (F2) - CZ-2F/T4 - JSLC LC43/91 - 4 Aug 2022 ~16:00 UTC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2022-08-05/doc-imizirav6807770.shtml#/|title=我国成功发射可重复使用试验航天器|date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| 19
| Y15
| 29 November 2022<br />15:08 
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 15]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Fei Junlong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Deng Qingming]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Zhang Lu (astronaut)|Zhang Lu]]
| {{Success}}
|Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 April 2021 |title=长征二号F • 神舟十五号载人飞船（2022年待定） |trans-title=Long March 2F • Shenzhou-15 (2022 TBD) |url=http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/cz-2f-shenzhou-15 |access-date=30 April 2021 |work=spaceflightfans.cn |language=zh |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804125746/http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/cz-2f-shenzhou-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 20
| Y16
| 30 May 2023<br />01:31
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 16]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Jing Haipeng]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Zhu Yangzhu]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Gui Haichao]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 21
| Y17
| 26 October 2023<br />03:13
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 17]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Tang Hongbo]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Tang Shengjie]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Jiang Xinlin]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 22
| T5
| 14 December 2023<br />14:12
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|Reusable Experimental Spacecraft]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Success}}
| Third test flight of a reusable experimental spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=China launches mystery reusable spaceplane for third time |url=https://spacenews.com/china-launches-mystery-reusable-spaceplane-for-third-time/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=SpaceNews |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 23
| Y18
| 25 April 2024<br />12:59
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 18]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Ye Guangfu]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Li Cong (astronaut)|Li Cong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Li Guangsu]] 
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 24
| Y19
| 29 October 2024<br />20:27
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 19]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Cai Xuzhe]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Song Lingdong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Wang Haoze]] 
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 25
| Y20
| 24 April 2025<br />09:17
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 20]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Dong (taikonaut)|Chen Dong]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Zhongrui]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Wang Jie (taikonaut)|Wang Jie]] 
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 26
| Y21
| 31 October 2025<br />15:44
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 21]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhang Lu (taikonaut)|Zhang Lu]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Fei (taikonaut)|Wu Fei]]<br />{{flagicon|China}} [[Zhang Hongzhang]]
| {{Success}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 27
| Y22
| 25 November 2025<br/>04:11
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 22]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A 
| {{Planned}}
| Replacement Spacecraft for return [[Shenzhou 21]] crew.
|-
| 28
| T6
| 2025<br />
| 2F/T
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft|Reusable Experimental Spacecraft]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| N/A
| {{Planned}}
|
|-
| 29
| Y23
| April 2026
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 23]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA 
| {{Planned}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 30
| Y24
| October 2026
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 24]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA 
| {{Planned}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 31
| Y25
| April 2027
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 25]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA 
| {{Planned}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
| 32
| Y26
| October 2027
| 2F/G 
| LA-4/SLS-1, JSLC
| [[Shenzhou 26]]
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| {{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA<br />{{flagicon|China}} TBA 
| {{Planned}}
| Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with the Chinese space station for a six-month mission.
|-
|}

== See also ==
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* [[List of Long March launches (2025-2029)]]

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