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SHENZHOU-6 (SZ-6)

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Shenzhou 6 was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005, on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for five days in low Earth orbit. It launched three days before the second anniversary of China's first human spaceflight, Shenzhou 5.

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Launch

Launch date
October 12, 2005 at 01:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2F →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou-6
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
338 km
Periapsis
331 km
Inclination
42.41°
Orbital period
91.21 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-040A
NORAD catalog №
28879
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
15.8489 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 16, 2005

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 16, 2005
Time in service
4 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed