25 November 2025 year Fr. 03:11 (UTC) from Jiuquan Space Center, China using a launch vehicle «Long March 2F/G» a spaceship was launched «Shenzhou 22».
«Shenzhou 22» will be the 22nd flight within the "Shenzhou" program. The spacecraft will be launched without a crew as a replacement for the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, in which the porthole of the descent module was damaged by space debris, and as a result of which the ship was declared unfit for the return of the crew. Shenzhou-22 will be used to return three Chinese astronauts to Earth, who participated in the 10th flight to the Chinese space station, after running on «Shenzhou 21».
«Long March 2F/G» — it is a Chinese medium-range launch vehicle, created on the basis of Long March 2F and adapted to launch modernized spaceships, including cargo and unmanned missions. It has a two-stage design with an additional aerodynamic fairing, allowing heavier or modified pods to be launched. The rocket is close to the height 62 meters can be put into low Earth orbit up to 8,4 tons of cargo. «Long March 2F/G» is actively used in the framework of the Chinese manned space program, especially for series missions «Shenzhou» to the orbital station "Tiangong".
"Tiangong" — it is a Chinese orbital space station, which has become a permanent platform for scientific research, technological experiments and long-term stay of taikonauts in space. Its construction began in 2021 year with the launch of the Tianhe main module, which was later joined by two scientific laboratory modules — Wentian and Mengtian. The complete configuration is T-shaped and provides life support for a crew of three (with the possibility of a short-term increase to six).
Station "Tiangong" located in a low Earth orbit at an altitude of approx 400 km and a slope of 41.5°. It is an independent research platform, able to function autonomously for 10–15 years. The station receives regular manned missions «Shenzhou» and cargo ships «Tianzhou», that deliver supplies, equipment and fuel. "Tiangong" is an important stage in the development of China's space program, aimed at a self-sufficient stay in space and future exploration of the Moon and other planets.
According to the CCS