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Encyclopedia > Shenzhou 1
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
Contents

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.)


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Previous Mission:
Shenzhou 1
was the first mission in the series
Space program of China Next Mission:
Shenzhou 2

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Andere Techniken wie Ionentriebwerke oder Sonnensegel sollen es der Menschheit ermöglichen, schnell den interplanetaren Raum zu erreichen und eines Tages vielleicht sogar in andere Sonnensysteme vorzustoßen.
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