Shenzhou 1

**Shenzhou 1**
Mission Statistics
Mission:	Shenzhou 1
Call sign:	Shenzhou
Launch:	November 19, 1999 22:30 UT Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Landing:	November 20, 1999 19:41 UT Inner Mongolia 41 deg N, 105 deg E
Duration:	21 hours 11 minutes
Orbits:	14

Contents

Crew

none

Mission Parameters

Mass: 7,600 kg
Perigee: 195 km
Apogee: 315 km
Inclination: 42.6°
Period: 89.6 minutes
NSSDC ID: 1999-061A

Mission Highlights

Shenzhou was a Chinese (PRC) unmanned capsule launched by a Long March 2F rocket from Jiquan launch center in Gansu province at 22:30 UT. It carried a mannequin for test purposes. It is reported to be an 7.8 ton capsule, capable of accommodating a crew of four. The capsule was not a reusable vehicle. It parachuted down in Inner Mongolia after orbiting for 21 hours. After four unmanned flights, the same model carried a "taikonaut" in 2003. (A reported variant of Taikonaut is Taikongaut, "Tai Kong" meaning Cosmos.)