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Shenzhou-9
Shenzhou-9 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Shenzhou-9 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 2012-032; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 16 June 2012, 10:37:25 UTC
- Launch location
- Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 2F
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 29 June 2012
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Shenzhou-9
GCAT program: Shenzhou.
- GCAT ID
- S38461
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,240 kg
- Dimensions
- 9.3 m long · 3.2 m diameter · 17 m span
SZ 9 OM
GCAT program: Shenzhou OM.
- GCAT ID
- S38550
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 1,842 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.3 m long · 2.8 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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