Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 12, 2005, 01:00
- Launch designation
- 2005-040
- Mission
- Shenzhou 6 Fanhui Cang
- Flight name
- Shenzhou 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y6
- Year
- Launches in 2005
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 197 km
- Initial apogee
- 329 km
- Inclination
- 42.4°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 7.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhou 6 | 2005-040ANORAD 28879 | China Manned Space Engineering Office | Human spaceflight | 3,300 kg | Landed · Oct 16, 2005 |
| Shenzhou 6 Guidao Cang | 2005-040ENORAD 28883 | China Manned Space Engineering Office | Human spaceflight | 1,700 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 1, 2008 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.