Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-10

Long March 2F/G

Jun 11, 2013, 9:38 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

This isthe fifth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program which lasted 15 days. Shenzhou-10 began its mission by bringing Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping to the Tiangong-1 space station. During their 12-day stay at the station astronauts conducted space medicine and technological experiments, and Wang Yaping gave a lecture for over 60 million Chinese students. On 23 June undocked from the station and performed manual re-docking procedure, which was one of the objectives of the mission. On 25 June Shenzhou-10 undocked from the station and landed safely on the morning of the next day.

Type: Human Exploration
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Programs: Shenzhou

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN