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Shenzhou 1
| Mission Statistics | |
| Mission: | Shenzhou 1 |
| Call sign: | Shenzhou |
| Launch: | November 19, 1999 22:30 UT Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
| Landing: | November 20, 1999 19:41 UT Inner Mongolia 41 deg N, 105 deg E |
| Duration: | 21 hours 11 minutes |
| Orbits: | 14 |
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Crew
- none
Mission Parameters
- Mass: 7,600 kg
- Perigee: 195 km
- Apogee: 315 km
- Inclination: 42.6°
- Period: 89.6 minutes
- NSSDC ID: 1999-061A
Mission Highlights
Shenzhou was a Chinese (PRC) unmanned capsule launched by a Long March 2F rocket from Jiquan launch center in Gansu province at 22:30 UT. It carried a mannequin for test purposes. It is reported to be an 7.8 ton capsule, capable of accommodating a crew of four. The capsule was not a reusable vehicle. It parachuted down in Inner Mongolia after orbiting for 21 hours. After four unmanned flights, the same model carried a "taikonaut" in 2003. (A reported variant of Taikonaut is Taikongaut, "Tai Kong" meaning Cosmos.)
See also
| Previous Mission: Shenzhou 1 was the first mission in the series |
Space program of China | Next Mission: Shenzhou 2 |
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