Long March 2F | Shenzhou-3
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Shenzhou-3
Third test flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft, without crew on board. Main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support a human in space. A human dummy was carried in the descent module to simulate the physiological signals of a human. 44 different experiments were carried, including an imaging spectrograph, cloud sensor, radiation sensor, solar ultraviolet monitor, solar constant monitor, atmospheric composition detector, atmospheric density detector, multi-chamber space crystallization furnace, space protein crystal equipment, a cell bioreactor, a solid matter tracking detector, and a microgravity gauge. Also on board was a video camera that broadcast images of the Earth as seen through one of the windows on the spacecraft.
Shenzhou 3
Serial 3
Launch Crew Count 0
Status Single Use
Landing Time 2002-04-01T08:51:00+0000
Long March 2F
Height 62.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 5985 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 8400 kg
Liftoff Mass 464 Tonnes
Launch Success 7
Consecutive Success 7
Maiden Flight 1999-11-19
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Shenzhou
The Shenzhou program is a crewed spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003.
