It takes about 90 minutes for Shenzhou 13 to fly around the earth.

Shenzhou 13, referred to as "Shenzhou 13", is the thirteenth spacecraft launched by China's manned space project. It is the sixth flight of the Chinese space station's key technology verification phase and the last flight of this phase. The mission was deployed as planned, and the Shenzhou 13 astronaut crew stayed in orbit for six months.

At 0:23 on October 16, 2021, the Long March 2F Yao-13 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft was accurately ignited and launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center according to the scheduled time, about 582 seconds later, the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the predetermined orbit, successfully sending the three astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu into space. The flight crew was in good condition and the launch was a complete success.

On November 14, 2021, Wang Yaping, Ye Guangfu and Zhai Zhigang, members of the Divine Thirteen Crew, affectionately read the preface to Ba Jin's "The Torrent Trilogy" in space: "I know that the torrent of life is It won't stop, let's see where it takes me!" Then Zhai Zhigang did a backflip.

Reuters reported that in this Shenzhou 13 mission, the astronauts will start a six-month stay in orbit and carry out robotic arm operations, extravehicular activities, cabin transfers and other tasks. , to further verify a series of key technologies such as long-term astronaut residence in orbit and regeneration and life support. Reports indicate that with the International Space Station decommissioning in a few years, the Chinese Space Station will become the only space station operating in Earth orbit.