Shenzhou 1
Shenzhou 1 was the first unmanned flight test under the China Manned Space Program and the inaugural Long March 2F flight. Launched in November 1999 from Jiuquan, it verified launch, tracking, control, communications, landing and recovery coordination, reentry control, and key spacecraft-system technologies, marking a major milestone toward Chinese crewed spaceflight.
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- Aliases
- Shenzhou IShenzhou-1Shenzhou 1 unmanned flight test
- Name
- Shenzhou 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Shenzhou 1 was the first unmanned flight test under the China Manned Space Program and the inaugural Long March 2F flight. Launched in November 1999 from Jiuquan, it verified launch, tracking, control, communications, landing and recovery coordination, reentry control, and key spacecraft-system technologies, marking a major milestone toward Chinese crewed spaceflight.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit for uncrewed spacecraft systems, tracking and control, and reentry testing
- End Date
- 1999-11-21
- Outcome
- Shenzhou 1 completed China’s first unmanned flight test under the China Manned Space Program and the first Long March 2F flight. It reached its preset orbit, verified key reentry-control and launch, tracking, control, communications, landing, and recovery systems, and returned safely after a 21-hour flight, establishing an integrated test foundation for later crewed missions.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1999-11-20
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Links
- Official Url
- https://en.cmse.gov.cn/missions/shenzhoui/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:32:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 21:19:12 UTC
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