Shenzhou 5

Shenzhou 5
	Shenzhou-5 spacecraft mockup and parachute displayed at the National Museum of China.
Operator	CMSA
COSPAR ID	2003-045A
SATCAT no.	28043
Mission duration	21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds
Orbits completed	14
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Shenzhou
Launch mass	7,790 kilograms (17,170 lb)
Crew
Crew size	1
Members	Yang Liwei
Start of mission
Launch date	15 October 2003, 01:00:03 UTC
Rocket	Long March 2F
Launch site	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1
End of mission
Landing date	15 October 2003, 22:22:48 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	332 kilometers (206 mi)
Apogee altitude	336 kilometers (209 mi)
Inclination	42.4 degrees
Period	91.2 minutes
	; Yang Liwei Shenzhou missions ← Shenzhou 4 Shenzhou 6 →

Shenzhou 5 (Chinese: 神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after the Soviet Union (later, Russia) and the United States.