According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 4:27 am Beijing time on October 30, 2024, the Long March 2F Y19 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft was ignited and launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. About 10 minutes later, the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the predetermined orbit. The crew was in good condition and the launch was a complete success.
After entering orbit, the spacecraft will perform autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking with the space station assembly according to the predetermined procedure. The crew of Shenzhou-19 will rotate in orbit with the crew of Shenzhou-18. During their work and life on the space station, the crew of Shenzhou-19 astronauts will conduct multiple extravehicular activities, carry out experiments and applications in the fields of microgravity basic physics, space materials science, space life science, aerospace medicine, aerospace technology, etc., and complete various tasks such as the installation of space station debris protection devices, installation and recovery of extravehicular payloads and extravehicular platform equipment.
