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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2FLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou-2
Launched
January 9, 2001
Summary
Shenzhou-2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 9, 2001. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,453rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2F flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 343 km orbit inclined 42.6°. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 2 (2). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 2F flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,453rd orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 2 (2)
Inside the reentry capsule were a monkey, a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. The reentry module separated from the rest of the spacecraft after just over seven days in orbit, with the orbital module staying in orbit for another 220 days.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 6 days 18 hours
The Shenzhou 2 spacecraft performed a hard landing the Dorbnod Banner in Inner Mongolia, China, due to parachutes failing to open.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 2 · NORAD 26664 · 2001-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SZ-2
- Object ID
- 2001-001A
- Epoch
- 2001-01-09 21:08:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02871692 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0104726
- Inclination
- 42.6086°
- Ascending node
- 354.6303°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.6363°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.3322°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Shenzhou 2 · NORAD 26664 · landed January 16, 2001
- Shenzhou 2 Guidao Cang · NORAD 26687 · re-entered August 24, 2001
CZ-2F Y2 Stage 2 · re-entered January 20, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second test flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft, without crew on board. A monkey, a dog, and a rabbit were carried in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. There were also 64 different scientific payloads, including a microgravity crystallography experiment; animal species including six mice, small aquatic and terrestrial organisms; cosmic ray and particle detectors and gamma-ray burst detectors. To test the radio transmitting systems taped messages were broadcast from the spacecraft. During return to Earth the parachutes failed to open upon re-entry, which resulted in a hard landing of the descent capsule.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 30th 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
416 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-2 launch?
Shenzhou-2 launched on January 9, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shenzhou-2?
Long March 2F, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou-2 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou-2 reach?
Shenzhou 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 343 km orbit inclined 42.6°.
How many satellites did Shenzhou-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Shenzhou-2 part of?
Shenzhou. About Shenzhou