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Long March 2F: Shenzhou-5

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.

Wednesday, 15 October 2003
Long March 2F: Shenzhou-5

Mission Data

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
🇨🇳China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 2F
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record7 of 7 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
ProgramShenzhou · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeHuman Exploration
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#46
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad29
Launches From This Site302
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About 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.

Launch Site

Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) · 40.9579°N 100.2909°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.