Shenzhou 9
Diagram of Shenzhou-9 (right) docked with Tiangong-1 (left)
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| COSPAR ID | 2012-032A |
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| SATCAT no. | 38461 |
| Mission duration | 13 days |
| 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 |
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 (l-r) Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and Liu Yang
Shenzhou missions
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Shenzhou 9 was the fourth manned 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 manned spacecraft 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 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.
On 12 March 2012, it was announced that the initial crew selection roster for the mission included female astronauts. The crew were unveiled to the press on 15 June. China's first female astronaut would be Liu Yang. Liu was selected ahead of her fellow female astronaut prospect Wang Yaping. This mission also featured the first repeat astronaut, Jing Haipeng, the commander of the mission. Shenzhou 9 was the 9th flight in China's Shenzhou program and the fourth manned spaceflight. The mission's launch was 49 years to the day after that of the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.
The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the northwestern Gobi Desert on 9 April 2012 and its carrier rocket, the Long March 2F, arrived on 9 May. On 9 June 2012, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket were rolled out to launch pad. On 12 June 2012 underwent system-wide joint exercises, and final health checks were completed the following day.
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