Long March 2F | Shenzhou-3
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2F · Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 9th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,525th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 25, 14:15 – Mar 25, 14:15 UTC
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Shenzhou-3
Third test flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft, without crew on board. Main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support a human in space. A human dummy was carried in the descent module to simulate the physiological signals of a human. 44 different experiments were carried, including an imaging spectrograph, cloud sensor, radiation sensor, solar ultraviolet monitor, solar constant monitor, atmospheric composition detector, atmospheric density detector, multi-chamber space crystallization furnace, space protein crystal equipment, a cell bioreactor, a solid matter tracking detector, and a microgravity gauge. Also on board was a video camera that broadcast images of the Earth as seen through one of the windows on the spacecraft.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
29 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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