Shenzhou Mission

completedLaunch 1999-061

Launched 11/19/1999LEOService GSat LEO O 4

Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

2 payloads

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

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

This is the first time a Shenzhou mission has remained in space while its crew returned to Earth.

Since the inaugural Shenzhou mission in 2003, China has developed one of the world's most ambitious crewed spaceflight programs.

LandSpace plans to fly the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle from Launch Area 96B after November 9th due to Shenzhou mission scheduling.