Shenzhou 9

Shenzhou 9
Diagram depicting Shenzhou 9 (right) docked with Tiangong-1 (left)
COSPAR ID2012-032A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.38461
Mission duration12 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeShenzhou
Crew
Crew size3
MembersJing Haipeng
Liu Wang
Liu Yang
Start of mission
Launch date16 June 2012, 10:37:24 (2012-06-16UTC10:37:24Z) UTC
RocketLong March 2F
Launch siteJiuquan LA-4/SLS-1
End of mission
Landing date29 June 2012, 02:01:16 (2012-06-29UTC02:01:17Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Docking with Tiangong-1
Docking date18 June 2012, 06:07 UTC
Undocking date24 June 2012, 03:08 UTC
Time docked3 days, 21 hours, 1 minute
Docking with Tiangong-1
Docking date24 June 2012, 04:38 UTC
Undocking date28 June 2012, 01:22 UTC
Time docked3 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes

(l-r) Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang

Shenzhou 9 (Chinese: 神舟九号) was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST (10:37:24 UTC), 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed mission and expedition to dock with the Tiangong-1 space station, which took place on 18 June. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft landed at 10:01:16 CST (02:01:16 UTC) on 29 June in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The mission's crew included the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang. The next mission was Shenzhou 10, which launched on 11 June 2013.[1]

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