Earth orbit
Shenzhou 6
Shenzhou 6 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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Shenzhou 6 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2005-040; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
The launch
- Launch
- 12 October 2005, 01:00:04 UTC
- Launch location
- Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou 6 mission on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 1:00 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 2F
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2005-040
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Oct 12, 2005, 01:00 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Oct 12 2005
- Pad and location
- LA-4 / Pad 921 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission timeline
Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 16 October 2005
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 6
GCAT program: Shenzhou.
- GCAT ID
- S28879
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,300 kg
- Dimensions
- 10 m long · 3.2 m diameter · 10 m span
Orbit module
GCAT program: Shenzhou OM.
- GCAT ID
- S28883
- Manufacturer
- CALT?
- Launch mass
- 1,700 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.3 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Gallery
0 images from Shenzhou 6.
No mission imagery is available yet.
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