Shenzhou 5
Shenzhou 5: Transport and support the mission crew safely
Shenzhou 5 was a Shenzhou human spaceflight flown October 15-October 16, 2003 with Yang Liwei. The mission advanced crewed operations in Earth orbit. Yang Liwei operated Shenzhou spacecraft for 21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds, carrying out china's first human spaceflight while flight controllers monitored the mission's specific spacecraft, payload, and crew objectives.
Mission dossier
Flight profile, locations, hardware, and outcome in the same reference format used throughout the archive.
Flight profile
- Launch
- October 15-October 16, 2003
- Landing
- October 15-October 16, 2003
- Duration
- 21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds
Places and recovery
- Destination
- Earth orbit
Mission record
- Vehicle
- Shenzhou spacecraft
- Crew members
- 1
- Program
- Shenzhou
- Mission type
- Crewed spaceflight mission
- Crew complement
- 1
- Outcome
- Completed
- Archive classification
- Human spaceflight
- Primary objective
- China's first human spaceflight
Assignment Manifest
The flight crew and the backup team assigned to train for this mission.
Prime crew
1 assignment
Mission Purpose
3 sources- Transport and support the mission crew safely.
- Advance Chinese , docking, station, research, and long-duration operations.
- Return the crew and research safely to Earth.
- China's first human spaceflight.
Planned Flight Plan
3 sources- October 15-October 16, 2003
Shenzhou 5 begins
Shenzhou spacecraft was assigned to Transport and support the mission crew safely.
- Primary phase
Advance Chinese , docking, station, research, and long-duration operations
Crew spacecraft: Shenzhou spacecraft; Mission destination: Earth orbit
- Mission objective
Return the crew and research safely to Earth
Shenzhou 5 operated within Earth orbit to pursue the program objective.
- October 15-October 16, 2003
Shenzhou 5 outcome
Shenzhou 5 concluded with the recorded status Completed: Shenzhou 5: Transport and support the mission crew safely.
Mission Timeline
3 sources- October 15-October 16, 2003
Shenzhou 5 begins
Shenzhou spacecraft began Shenzhou 5 to Transport and support the mission crew safely.
- Operations
Advance Chinese , docking, station, research, and long-duration operations
Crew spacecraft: Shenzhou spacecraft; Mission destination: Earth orbit
Open operation record - Defining result
Shenzhou 5: Transport and support the mission crew safely
Shenzhou 5 was a Shenzhou human spaceflight flown October 15-October 16, 2003 with Yang Liwei.
- October 15-October 16, 2003
Shenzhou 5: Completed
China's first human spaceflight.