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SHENZHOU-3 (SZ-3)

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the China Manned Space Program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized. It has conducted 23 flights since 1999, including 17 crewed flights since 2005, the most recent being Shenzhou 23.

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Launch

Launch date
March 25, 2002 at 02:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2F →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou-3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
339 km
Periapsis
330 km
Inclination
42.41°
Orbital period
91.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-014A
NORAD catalog №
27397
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
4.0967 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 1, 2002

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 1, 2002
Time in service
7 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed