Shenzhou-7

Shenzhou 7 launched taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng from Jiuquan. Zhai performed China's first spacewalk in a domestically built Feitian suit, and the mission released a small companion satellite.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

7.2 T (est.)

Flight

7th

of 7 Long March 2F flights

Date and time

25 September 2008, 13:10 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

2008-047

Launches in 2008

49th of 69

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