Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC

Launched Shenzhou 9 carrying Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang — China's first female astronaut — for China's first crewed docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab, achieved on 18 June 2012.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

3rd

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

16 June 2012, 10:37 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2F/G

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Human Exploration

International designator

2012-032

Launches in 2012

34th of 78

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