Tiangong space station
CMSA (China Manned Space Agency) · Low Earth orbit
China's station is in continuous crewed operation; the Shenzhou-21 to Shenzhou-23 handover completed in May 2026.
At a glance
- Phase
- orbital operations
- Operator
- CMSA (China Manned Space Agency)
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Last verified
- 18 September 2026
Where it stands
Operational and crewed: the Shenzhou-23 crew completed extravehicular activities on 28 August 2026 per CMSE's news index, and CMSA's English ticker publishes station orbital parameters dated 14 September 2026.
The mission
China's Tiangong station remains in continuous crewed operation. The programme's official site records the in-orbit handover between the Shenzhou-21 and Shenzhou-23 crews, described as the eighth crew gathering in Chinese spaceflight history, completed on 28 May 2026, with the returning Shenzhou-21 crew of three arriving in Beijing on 30 May 2026 for medical checks and recuperation. The English-language site's ticker carries the station's orbital parameters dated 27 July 2026, confirming routine operations today.
Related
Sources
- cmse.gov.cn · https://www.cmse.gov.cn/dmt/tj/sz23tp/202605/t20260528_57629.html
- cmse.gov.cn · https://www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202605/t20260530_57642.html
- en.cmse.gov.cn · https://en.cmse.gov.cn/