IT Home 24 May report, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 23:08 Beijing Time on 24 May 2026, the Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. About 10 minutes later, the spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the预定 orbit. The crew is in good condition, and the launch was a complete success.

After entering orbit, the spacecraft will adopt a 3.5-hour autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode to dock with the radial port of the Tianhe core module, forming a three-ship, three-compartment configuration. The Shenzhou-23 crew will conduct an in-orbit handover with the Shenzhou-21 crew.

According to IT Home, the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft assigned to this mission is the third batch of spacecraft for the space station phase. Compared to previous batches, the Shenzhou-23 has undergone upgrades and optimizations in both hardware and software, with enhanced overall performance, making it capable of long-duration stays and diverse space scientific research tasks.

Compared to the previous rocket launch, this rocket system has 16 technical state changes, including 10 on the rocket and 6 on the ground. After the improvement, the reliability and safety of the rocket have been further enhanced, with more stable flight attitude and stronger anti-electromagnetic interference capability.

During the space station stay, the Shenzhou-23 crew will conduct multiple experiments and applications in fields such as space life and human research, microgravity physics, and space new technologies, carry out multiple extravehicular activities, and complete tasks such as the installation, debugging, and maintenance of cabin and extravehicular equipment.

This mission is the 7th crewed flight of the project entering the space station application and development phase, and also the 40th launch mission since the project was established and implemented. As of now, 30 Chinese astronauts and 47 people have entered space to perform flight missions. This mission is also the 644th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles and the 23rd flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft.

Currently, the space station complex has entered the docking orbit, with good working status, meeting the conditions for the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft to rendezvous, dock, and reside.

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