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SHENZHOU-5 (SZ-5)

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
October 15, 2003 at 01:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2F →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Shenzhou-5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
336 km
Periapsis
332 km
Inclination
42.42°
Orbital period
91.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-045A
NORAD catalog №
28043
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
10.0237 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 16, 2003

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 16, 2003
Time in service
1 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed