Shenzhou 5

First human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program. Shenzhou 5 was launched on October 15, 2003 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 15, 2003).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Shenzhou 5
Payload designation: Shenzhou 5 Fanhui Cang
International designator: 2003-045A
NORAD catalog number: 28043
GCAT identifier: S28043
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/475

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Shenzhou
Owner: ZZHGB
Country: China
Builder: Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad)
Platform (bus): Shenzhou

Launch

Date: October 15, 2003 · 01:00 UTC
Launch record: 2003-045Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2F
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC921

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 331 km
Apogee: 337 km
Inclination: 42.42°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 15, 2003
Last known active: Oct 15, 2003
End of operations: Oct 15, 2003

Size

Mass: 3,300 kg
Dry mass: 3,300 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 5,500 kg
Length: 10.0 m
Diameter: 3.20 m
Span: 10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q378417 (CC0).