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Shenzhou 5 Mission

completedLaunch 2003-045
Launched 10/15/2003LEOService GSat LEO O 4
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
Shenzhou 5
retired
Human Spaceflight
LEO
Shenzhou 5 Guidao Cang
retired
Human SpaceflightLEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
10/15/2003
Launch ID
2003-045
Launch Profile
Sat LEO O 4
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
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
Human Spaceflight 2
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

China launched its first astronaut into orbit in October 2003 on the Shenzhou-5 mission.

PlanValue 3.8Oct 26, 2023Shenzhou-17 crew arrives at Tiangong space station

China became the third country to develop independent human spaceflight capabilities with the Shenzhou-5 mission in 2003.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 17, 2021China rolls out rocket for Tianzhou-2 space station supply mission