China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC
Launched
June 16, 2012
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC 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 16, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 111th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,224th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 2F/G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shenzhou 9, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 320 km orbit inclined 42.7°. 3 crew members flew: Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang. The spacecraft was Shenzhou 9 (9). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 2F/G flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 111th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,224th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jing HaipengCommander · CNSA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Liu WangFlight Engineer · CNSA · age 43 · first flight
Liu YangFlight Engineer · CNSA · age 33 · first flight
Spacecraft
Shenzhou 9 (9)
Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed spacecraft to dock with the Tiangong 1 space station, which took place on 18 June.
- Destination: Tiangong-1
- Mission length: 12 days
- Docked June 18, 2012 at Tiangong-1 forward
- Docked June 24, 2012 at Tiangong-1 forward
The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft landed in the Dorbnod Banner in Inner Mongolia, China.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shenzhou 9 · NORAD 38461 · 2012-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-032A
- Epoch
- 2012-06-16 16:38:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06117057 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0083508
- Inclination
- 42.7111°
- Ascending node
- 53.4237°
- Arg. of perigee
- 134.4074°
- Mean anomaly
- 324.428°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components
- Shenzhou 9 · NORAD 38461 · docked June 18, 2012
CZ-2F Y9 Stage 2 · re-entered June 28, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the fourth crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program which lasted 12 days. Being the first crewed spacecraft to visit the Tiangong-1 space station, it brought up the astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and the first Chinese female astronaut Lie Yang. They docked automatically to the station on 18 June. During their stay in the station, astronauts conducted various scientific and technological experiments, and performed manual re-docking on 24 June. Shenzhou 9 undocked on 29 June and landed safely back on Earth the same day.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
10th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 59th 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
228 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-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC launch?
Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC launched on June 16, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC reach?
Shenzhou 9, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 320 km orbit inclined 42.7°.
Which program is Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC part of?
Shenzhou. About Shenzhou