Shenzhou 5
Mission / eventCompleted
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.
Launch record
Explore this mission’s launch, including its vehicle, launch site, payload, and outcome.
Shenzhou 5 Fanhui Cang
launch attemptOrbital attemptcompletedNo reviewed launch image6 connectionsMission dossier
Flight profile, locations, hardware, and outcome in the same reference format used throughout the archive.
Trajectory profile
3 sourcesFollow the mission from departure through its flight environment, destination, and final phase. This sequence is not a scale orbital plot.
Assignment Manifest
The flight crew and the backup team assigned to train for this mission.
Prime crew
1 assignmentMission 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.