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![]() Diagram depicting Shenzhou 9 (right) docked with Tiangong-1 (left) | |
COSPAR ID | 2012-032A |
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SATCAT no. | 38461 |
Mission duration | 12 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Jing Haipeng Liu Wang Liu Yang |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 June 2012, 10:37:24 | UTC
Rocket | Long March 2F |
Launch site | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 29 June 2012, 02:01:16 | UTC
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Docking with Tiangong-1 | |
Docking date | 18 June 2012, 06:07 UTC |
Undocking date | 24 June 2012, 03:08 UTC |
Time docked | 3 days, 21 hours, 1 minute |
Docking with Tiangong-1 | |
Docking date | 24 June 2012, 04:38 UTC |
Undocking date | 28 June 2012, 01:22 UTC |
Time docked | 3 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]