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Human Spaceflight

SHENZHOU-9 (SZ-9)

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Shenzhou 9 was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST, 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed mission and expedition to dock with the Tiangong-1 space station, which took place on 18 June. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft landed at 10:01:16 CST on 29 June in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The mission's crew included the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang. The next mission was Shenzhou 10, which launched on 11 June 2013.

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Launch

Launch date
June 16, 2012 at 10:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
355 km
Periapsis
334 km
Inclination
42.78°
Orbital period
91.43 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
8,082 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-032A
NORAD catalog №
38461
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.3407 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 29, 2012

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 29, 2012
Time in service
13 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed