Shenzhou-10

Shenzhou 10 launched a three-person crew — commander Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and China's second female astronaut Wang Yaping — from Jiuquan to dock with the Tiangong-1 lab module, becoming China's longest crewed mission to date at 15 days.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

9.9 T (est.)

Flight

4th

of 22 Long March 2F/G flights

Date and time

11 June 2013, 09:38 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

2013-029

Launches in 2013

30th of 81

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