Shenzhou 7 Mission

completedLaunch 2008-047

Launched 9/25/2008LEOService GSat LEO O 4

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

2 payloads

BX-1

retired

Technology Demonstration

Launch Stack

Operator: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2F
Launch Site: Pad 921, South Launch Site-1, Jiuquan Space Center (Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China)

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 2
Payload Status: retired 2
Payload Mission Types: Technology Demonstration 1 / Human Spaceflight 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

China’s first spacewalk took place in 2008 during the Shenzhou-7 mission.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Dec 17, 2024Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk

Chinese taikonauts have successfully completed 16 spacewalks, with the first occurring on September 27, 2008, during the Shenzhou-7 mission.

GeneralValue 3.0Sep 16, 2024Framing the success of the Polaris Dawn mission

Zhai Zhigang previously became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk during the 2008 Shenzhou-7 mission and participated in the November 2021 Shenzhou-13 EVA with Wang Yaping.

GovernanceValue 3.0Dec 26, 2021Chinese astronaut pair complete six-hour spacewalk