China's Shenzhou-20 Crewed Lifts Off On Upgraded Long March 2F Rocket

Shenzhou-20 lifts off

Shenzhou-20 lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Credit: Chinese state media Xinhua
SEOUL—China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft carrying three astronauts lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 5:17 p.m. Beijing time on April 24. The Shenzhou-20 separated from the Long March 2F rocket 10 min. into the flight. It is expected to perform an automated rendezvous and docking...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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