# Shenzhou: robot model

Canonical ID: `823d91a3-75f5-43ed-843e-413000c8dd7d`

- **Slug:** shenzhou
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **role:** crew spacecraft
- **autonomy:** autonomous fast rendezvous + docking

## Deployments

- [shenzhou-tiangong](/deployments/shenzhou-tiangong.md) at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (id: `1f250e2d-27d2-448a-8943-f0edfc56fa57`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Shenzhou crewed spacecraft docking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqlQyfjCbWI). _Courtesy of Xinhua_. Chinese state media (Xinhua) footage of a Shenzhou crewed spacecraft docking with the Tiangong space station. Shenzhou is a crewed spacecraft with autonomous fast-rendezvous docking capability, attributed to the CNSA program. State-affiliated: Xinhua is Chinese state media, and no independent maker channel exists.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Shenzhou?

Crewed spacecraft performing autonomous fast-rendezvous docking with the Tiangong space station.

### Who makes Shenzhou?

Shenzhou is made by China Manned Space Agency, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1992.

### Where is Shenzhou deployed?

1 verified deployment of Shenzhou is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

### What is Shenzhou's maturity stage?

Shenzhou is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.


## Sources (1)

1. https://spacenews.com/shenzhou-21-completes-rapid-docking-with-tiangong-space-station-3-5-hours-after-launch/

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