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Long March 2F | Shenzhou-5
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Successful

Shenzhou-5

Long March 2F

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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission

This is the first crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Launched in 15 October, it carried the only astronaut aborad, Yang Liwei, on an 21 hour flight. Shenzhou 5 completed 14 orbits, followed by a safe landing back on Earth on the evening of 15 October.

Launch vehicle
Long March 2F
Mission type
Human Exploration
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 5
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Programs
Shenzhou

The vehicle

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Long March 2F
Launch vehicle

Long March 2F

The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Height
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
7
First flight
1999-11-19

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Launch site & orbit

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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