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2005 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Shenzhou-6

successLong March 2F | Shenzhou-6

This is the second crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Shenzhou-6 began its mission by carrying astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng into low Earth orbit. During their mission, astronauts conducted scientific experiments, which mainly had to do with how human body responds to spaceflight. After almost 5 days in orbit Shenzhou-6 deorbited and landed back safely on Earth on 16 October.

Overview

Date / time
October 12, 2005 at 01:00 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Mission
Shenzhou-6
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 2F →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 2

SHENZHOU-6 (SZ-6)
LEO
SZ-6 MODULE
LEO