15 October 2003, 01:00 UTC
Shenzhou-5
Shenzhou 5 launched from Jiuquan carrying Yang Liwei, making China the third nation to independently send a human into orbit. The spacecraft completed 14 orbits before Yang landed safely in Inner Mongolia about 21 hours later.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.2 T (est.)
- Flight
- 5th
- of 7 Long March 2F flights
- Date and time
- 15 October 2003, 01:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2F
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 2003-045
- Launches in 2003
- 46th of 63
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