FOCUS | China sends Shenzhou-22 to orbit, completing first emergency launch in its manned space program

(251125) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-22 spaceship, atop a Long March-2F Y22 rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 25, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, successfully accomplishing the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program.

About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The China Manned Space Agency declared the launch mission a complete success. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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