At 9:22 on June 17, the long march 2F carrier rocket ignited and took off. Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo set off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the manned spacecraft Shenzhou 12, lifted by the "divine arrow" Chang 2F.

Subsequently, the ship and arrow separated, the spacecraft accurately entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

This afternoon, CCTV released a video showing the launch moment captured by the mobile phone stand at a super close distance of 50m from the launch tower, which was full of shock on the screen.

It is reported that after a few hours of space flight, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the space station Tianhe core module and the Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft assembly. Three astronauts will enter the space station assembly in turn and start a three-month sky tour.

The Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft, developed by the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and technology group, consists of an orbital module, a return module and a propulsion module, with a total length of about 9 meters, a cabin diameter of 2.8 meters and a launch weight of about 8 tons.

The docking mechanism is installed at the front end of the orbital module for docking with Tianhe core module; The return module is used by astronauts during important flight stages such as launch, rendezvous and docking and reentry and return.

After completing the mission, the astronauts will land in the Shenzhou spacecraft return module at the Dongfeng landing site in Badain Jaran Desert and Gobi belt.