On October 15, 2021 at 16:23 UTC the "Shenzhou-13” (神舟十三号) manned spacecraft was launched from Chinese Jiuquan Cosmodrome in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province. The space vehicle was orbited by the Chinese "Chang Zheng-2F” (Long March 2F 长征二号F运载火箭) rocket-carrier.

The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚,) - center; Wang Yaping (王亚平) - right; Ye Guangfu (叶光富) - left. The space vehicle is to dock with the Chinese “Tianhe” core module of the new space station.