Summary of Shenzhou missions
| Note |
Scheduled and ongoing missions are highlighted in italics, respectively; NET = No earlier than. Throughout tables the European time format (day/month/year) is used; all times are UTC. |
Last update: 20 January 2026
| Mission | Crew | Mission duration (crew) | Landing site | Purpose / mission highlights / noticeable events | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | designation | callsign | (up/down) | lift-off | landing | ||
| Shenzhou | |||||||
| Shenzhou 5 (SZ-5) |
Dragon | 1 | 15/10/2003 | 15/10/2003 | Inner Mongolia | first taikonaut ("yuhangyuan") – the Chinese equivalent to American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts – who flew in space; SZ-5 circled the Earth for 14 orbits before making the re-entry | |
| Shenzhou 6 (SZ-6) |
2 | 12/10/2005 | 16/10/2005 | Inner Mongolia | first Chinese two-man mission | ||
| Shenzhou 7 (SZ-7) |
3 | 25/09/2008 | 28/09/2008 | Inner Mongolia | first Chinese three-man mission | ||
| Shenzhou 9 (SZ-9) |
3 / 3 | 16/06/2012 | 29/06/2012 | Inner Mongolia | three-person crew with first Chinese female taikonaut; first docking to Tiangong 1 space module | ||
| Shenzhou 10 (SZ-10) |
3 / 3 | 11/06/2013 | 26/06/2013 | Inner Mongolia | three-person crew with second Chinese female taikonaut; second docking to Tiangong 1 space module | ||
| Shenzhou 11 (SZ-11) |
2 / 2 | 17/10/2016 | 18/11/2016 | Inner Mongolia | two-person crew; first docking to Tiangong 2 space station | ||
| Shenzhou 12 (SZ-12) |
3 / 3 | 17/06/2021 | 17/09/2021 | Inner Mongolia | first manned visit to new large Tiangong Space Station (TSS) during construction phase | ||
| Shenzhou 13 (SZ-13) |
3 / 3 | 15/10/2021 | 16/04/2022 | Inner Mongolia | second manned visit to large Tiangong Space Station (TSS) during construction phase | ||
| Shenzhou 14 (SZ-14) |
3 / 3 | 05/06/2022 | 04/12/2022 | Inner Mongolia | third manned visit to large Tiangong Space Station (TSS) during construction phase | ||
| Shenzhou 15 (SZ-15) |
3 / 3 | 29/11/2022 | 03/06/2023 | Inner Mongolia | fourth manned visit to large TSS to wrap up construction phase, and start permanent operation | ||
| Shenzhou 16 (SZ-16) |
3 / 3 | 30/05/2023 | 31/10/2023 | Inner Mongolia | fifth manned visit to large TSS | ||
| Shenzhou 17 (SZ-17) |
3 / 3 | 26/10/2023 | 30/04/2024 | Inner Mongolia | sixth manned visit to large TSS | ||
| Shenzhou 18 (SZ-18) |
3 / 3 | 25/04/2024 | 03/11/2024 | Inner Mongolia | seventh manned visit to large TSS | ||
| Shenzhou 19 (SZ-19) |
3 / 3 | 29/10/2024 | 30/04/2025 | Inner Mongolia | eighth manned visit to large TSS | ||
| Shenzhou 20 (SZ-20) |
3 / 0 | 24/04/2025 | 19/01/2026 | Inner Mongolia | ninth manned visit to large TSS; vehicle returned uncrewed due to suspected space debris damage | ||
| Shenzhou 21 (SZ-21) |
3 / 3 | 31/10/2025 | 14/11/2025 | Inner Mongolia | tenth manned visit to large TSS; returned the Shenzhou 20 crew | ||
| Shenzhou 22 (SZ-22) |
0 / 3 | 25/11/2025 | Apr 2026 | Inner Mongolia | launched uncrewed | ||
| Shenzhou 23 (SZ-23) |
3 / 3 | Apr 2026 | Oct 2026 | Inner Mongolia | eleventh manned visit to large TSS | ||