Earth orbit
Shenzhou 2
Spaceship test, animals.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Spaceship test, animals. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2001-001; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 9 January 2001, 17:00:03 UTC
- Launch location
- Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou 2 mission on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 5:00 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 2F
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2001-001
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Jan 9, 2001, 17:00 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jan 09 2001
- Pad and location
- LA-4 / Pad 921 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 16 January 2001
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 2
Spaceship test, animals.
- GCAT ID
- S26664
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,300 kg
- Dimensions
- 10 m long · 3.2 m diameter · 10 m span
SZ2 OM
Hard X and GRB detectors.
- GCAT ID
- S26687
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 1,700 kg
- Dimensions
- 4.3 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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