Shenzhou 12
| Operator | China National Space Administration (CNSA) | ||||
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| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou | ||||
| Manufacturer | CASC | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | 2018 | ||||
| Rocket | Long March 2F | ||||
| Launch site | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Landing site | Inner Mongolia | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Docking with Chinese large modular space station | |||||
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Shenzhou 12 is an upcoming manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China scheduled for launch in 2018. Originally intended to dock with Tiangong 3, the mission will instead dock with the core module of the Chinese large modular space station instead, according to a 13 August interview with Shenzhou chief designer Zhang Bonan.[1]
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