China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou-10
Launched
June 11, 2013
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou-10 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F/G from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 11, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 123rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 2F/G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 10, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 318 km orbit inclined 42.8°. 3 crew members flew: Nie Haisheng, Wang Yaping and Zhang Xiaoguang. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 10 (10). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of Manned Chinese Shenzhou-10 SpacecraftSpace Videos
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 2F/G flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 123rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,298th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Nie HaishengCommander · CNSA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Wang YapingFlight Engineer · CNSA · age 33 · first flight
Zhang XiaoguangFlight Engineer · CNSA · age 47 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 10 (10)
The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on 13 June, and the astronauts performed physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board. Shenzhou 10 was the final mission to Tiangong 1 in this portion of the Tiangong program.
- Destination: Tiangong-1
- Mission length: 14 days
- Docked June 13, 2013 at Tiangong-1 forward
- Docked June 23, 2013 at Tiangong-1 forward
The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft landed in the Dorbnod Banner in Inner Mongolia, China.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 10 · NORAD 39179 · 2013-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-029A
- Epoch
- 2013-06-11 13:45:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07127869 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084389
- Inclination
- 42.7818°
- Ascending node
- 33.9313°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.4047°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.4233°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components
- Shenzhou 10 · NORAD 39179 · docked June 13, 2013
CZ-2F Y10 Stage 2 · re-entered June 21, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This isthe fifth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program which lasted 15 days. Shenzhou-10 began its mission by bringing Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping to the Tiangong-1 space station. During their 12-day stay at the station astronauts conducted space medicine and technological experiments, and Wang Yaping gave a lecture for over 60 million Chinese students. On 23 June undocked from the station and performed manual re-docking procedure, which was one of the objectives of the mission. On 25 June Shenzhou-10 undocked from the station and landed safely on the morning of the next day.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
11th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 64th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
359 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shenzhou-10 launch?
Shenzhou-10 launched on June 11, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou-10?
Coverage: Launch of Manned Chinese Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shenzhou-10?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou-10 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou-10 reach?
Shenzhou 10, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 318 km orbit inclined 42.8°.
Which program is Shenzhou-10 part of?
Shenzhou. About Shenzhou