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Separations · Release

Shenzhou 20 released Shenzhou 20 Guidao Cang

Recorded as January 19, 2026 at 00:45 UTC, to the minute · uncertain. Its recorded payload name: Shenzhou 20 orbital module.

WhenJanuary 19, 2026 at 00:45 UTCto the minute · uncertain
After launch≈ 9 months
Orbit377 × 386 kminclination 41.48°
Objects released1

Where it came from

  1. Rocket stageCZ-2F Y20 Stage 22025-082B · CALT · 5,500 kg
  2. Parent · PayloadShenzhou 202025-082A · CMSEO · 3,258 kg
  3. This eventShenzhou 20 Guidao Cang2025-082C · CMSEO · 1,842 kgJanuary 19, 2026 at 00:45 UTC

The two orbits

As recorded today, not at the moment of separation
Shenzhou 20Shenzhou 20 Guidao Cang
Perigee377 km377 km
Apogee386 km386 km
Inclination41.46°41.48°
Mass3,258 kg1,842 kg
Orbit classLLEO/ILLEO/I

What the record says

Updated Oct 2, 2026
JCAT
S67481
Satcat
67481
Piece
2025-082C
Name
Shenzhou 20 Guidao Cang
PLName
Shenzhou 20 orbital module
Parent
S63632
SDate
2026 Jan 19 0045?
Owner
CMSEO
Status
O

Reading the date: it is known to the minute · uncertain, so this page writes “January 19, 2026 at 00:45 UTC” and never more than that.

Next passes

Seen from 45.7578°, 4.832°(Lyon, the default)

Separation data: GCAT, Jonathan C. McDowell, planet4589.org — CC BY 4.0. Passes: computed by NextPass with Orekit.