Shenzhou 9

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Shenzhou 9

Diagram depicting Shenzhou 9 (right) docked with Tiangong-1 (left)
COSPAR ID	2012-032A
SATCAT no.	38461
Mission duration	12 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Shenzhou
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Liu Yang
Start of mission
Launch date	16 June 2012, 10:37:24 (2012-06-16UTC10:37:24Z) UTC
Rocket	Long March 2F
Launch site	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1
End of mission
Landing date	29 June 2012, 02:01:16 (2012-06-29UTC02:01:17Z) 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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Shenzhou 9 (

The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert on 9 April 2012 and its carrier rocket, the Long March 2F, arrived on 9 May.^[5] On 9 June 2012, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket were rolled out to launch pad.^[6] On 12 June 2012 underwent system-wide joint exercises, and final health checks were completed the following day.

Expedition ceremony

On 16 June 2012, the expedition ceremony was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Shenzhou 9 docked with China's first space lab Tiangong-1 at 06:07 UTC on 18 June, marking China's first crewed spacecraft rendezvous and docking.^[8][9] This docking was remotely controlled from a ground station.^[10] After about 3 hours, when the pressures inside the vessels were equalized, Jing Haipeng entered into Tiangong-1.^[11] Six days later, Shenzhou 9 detached from the station and then redocked manually under the control of crew member Liu Wang, making it the first manual docking for the Chinese program.^[10]

Shenzhou 9 landed by parachute in

Crew

Position	Crew member
Commander	Jing Haipeng[3] Second spaceflight First Chinese astronaut to fly more than once in space[3]
Operator	Liu Wang[3] First spaceflight
Laboratory Assistant	Liu Yang[3] First spaceflight First Chinese woman in space[3]

Backup crew

The backup crew for the flight was:[13]

The backup crew later became the prime crew for Shenzhou 10.^[14]

Mission timeline

9 April 2012

• Shenzhou 9 space capsule arrives at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center^[5]

9 May 2012

• Long March 2F space launcher arrives at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center^[6]

9 June 2012

• Launch stack rolled out to the launch pad^[6]

15 June 2012

• Crew unveiled^[3]

16 June 2012

• Launch, first woman in space for the Chinese program, first repeat traveller for the Chinese program, first crewed mission to a space station for the Chinese program^[3]

18 June 2012

• First crewed rendezvous for the Chinese space program.
• Automated docking with Tiangong-1, first crewed docking by the Chinese program^[8]

24 June 2012

• Shenzhou 9 undocks with Tiangong-1^[10]
• Shenzhou 9 redocks with Tiangong-1, first manual docking by the Chinese space program,^[10] second crewed docking by the program

29 June 2012

• Shenzhou 9 landed in
  Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia.^[12]

• Chinese space program
  • Chinese women in space
• Tiangong program
• Long March 2F
• Yang Liwei

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shenzhou-9.

• "China launches Shenzhou-9 Spacecraft" (Archive). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
• "Shenzhou-9 Panoramic Report". People's Daily. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
• "Manned Space Mission Shenzhou-9's Docking Mission with Tiangong-1" (Archive). CNTV. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
• "Shenzhou 9 Mission Updates". Spaceflight101 (Archive). Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
• "Shenzhou 9 Mission Diary and Analyses". Zarya.info (Archive). Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.