October 15, 2003 at 1:00 AM UTC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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October 15, 2003 at 1:00 AM UTC
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Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9579, 100.2910
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.
Mission media
shenzhou 5: first chinese in space
Full video recordLong March 2 · F
Height
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
8,400 kg
Successful launches
7
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Open mapConnected program records
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