 Shenzhou 17 atop aLong March 2F prior to launch | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-164A |
| SATCATno. | 58146 |
| Mission duration | 187 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Tang Hongbo Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin[1] |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration | 15 hours 17 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 October 2023, 03:14:02 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan,LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 30 April 2024, 09:46 UTC |
| Landing site | Inner Mongolia,China |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking withTiangong space station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe forward |
| Docking date | 26 October 2023, 09:46 UTC[3] |
| Undocking date | 30 April 2024, 00:43 UTC[4] |
| Time docked | 186 days, 14 hours and 57 minutes |
 Mission patch  Jiang Xinlin,Tang Hongbo andTang Shengjie | |
Shenzhou 17 (Chinese:神舟十七号;pinyin:Shénzhōu Shíqī-hào;lit. 'Divine Boat Number 17') was a Chinese spaceflight to theTiangong space station, launched on 26 October 2023. It carried threePeople's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC)taikonauts on board aShenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the twelfth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the seventeenth flight overall of theShenzhou program.
Shenzhou 17 was the sixth spaceflight to theTiangong space station, lasting just over six months.
The spacecraft entered the launch area in April 2023, prior to launch was maintained in a state of near-readiness if needed as a lifeboat for theShenzhou 16 crew.[5]
The crew of Shenzhou 17 was announced on 25 October 2023.[1]
The flight launched fromJiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 26 October 2023 at 09:46 UTC, near the end of theShenzhou 16 mission. Approximately 6.5 hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with theTianhe core module's forward docking port.
Following docking, the crew entered the station and were greeted by the crew of Shenzhou 16, with whom they would share a four-day overlap between the two missions prior to Shenzhou 16's departure. The two crews sent a televised message to Mission Control as part of a handover ceremony, which was also livestreamed by Chinese national television broadcasterCCTV.[6]
The mission ended on 30 April 2024, 9:46 UTC with a landing near thelaunch site in Inner Mongolia.
On 21 December 2023, the first scheduled spacewalk of Shenzhou 17 was carried out by Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie through the airlock of theWentian lab module. Tasks included a repair test of theTianhe core module's solar panels, which have sustained minor damage caused by impacts ofspace debris andmicrometeoroids. The spacewalk lasted for 7 hours and 25 minutes.[7]
On 2 March 2024, the second scheduled spacewalk of Shenzhou 17 was carried out by Tang Hongbo and Jiang Xinlin through the airlock of theWentian lab module. Tasks included maintenance of the solar panels of the Tianhe core module, evaluation and analysis of the performance status of the solar panel power generation and also inspection of the status of the space station modules. The spacewalk lasted for 7 hours and 52 minutes.[8]
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Tang Hongbo,CMSASecond spaceflight | |
| Operator | Tang Shengjie, CMSA First spaceflight | |
| Science Operator | Jiang Xinlin, CMSA First spaceflight | |
Commander Tang Hongbo is the first person to visit the station twice, having previously flown to Tiangong onShenzhou 12.[1] Tang Shengjie is also the youngest taikonaut to perform a spacewalk.[7]
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