NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Shenzhou 10

Launch Time
Tue Jun 11, 2013 09:38 UTC

Last mission to the Tiangong-1 space station.

Rocket

Long March 2F/G
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 5,985 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,600 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 58.34 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.6 m
Fairing Height: 19.11 m

Mission Details

Shenzhou 10

Shenzhou 10 (Chinese: 神舟十号) was a crewed spaceflight of China's Shenzhou program that was launched on 11 June 2013. It was China's fifth crewed space mission. The mission had a crew of three astronauts: Nie Haisheng, who was the mission commander and previously flew on Shenzhou 6; Zhang Xiaoguang, a former PLAAF squadron commander who conducted the rendezvous and docking; and Wang Yaping, the second Chinese female astronaut. The Shenzhou spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 trial space laboratory module on 13 June, and the astronauts performed physical, technological, and scientific experiments while on board. Shenzhou 10 was the final mission to Tiangong 1 in this portion of the Tiangong program. On 26 June 2013, after a series of successful docking tests, Shenzhou 10 returned to Earth.

Once docked at Tiangong 1, the three crew members conducted space medicine and technological experiments, and other scientific endeavours. Nie Haisheng was the mission commander, overseeing docking procedures, and pilot Zhang Xiaoguang was in charge of rendezvous and docking. Wang Yaping conducted scientific experiments and taught a physics lesson to Chinese students via live television broadcast. On 23 June Shenzhou 10 undocked from the station and performed a manual re-docking.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,480.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 901 (SLS-1), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2013

30th orbital launch attempt

Long March 2F

11th mission
1st mission of 2013
11th successful mission