Long March 2F Y1 was the first flight article of the crew-rated Long March 2F. It launched the uncrewed Shenzhou 1 spacecraft from Jiuquan on 20 November 1999, beginning flight qualification of the Chinese human-spaceflight transportation system.
Identity
Aliases
CZ-2F Y1LM-2F Y1Shenzhou 1 launch vehicle长征二号F遥一
Name
Long March 2F Y1
Slug
long-march-2f-y1
Status
retired
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Description
Long March 2F Y1 was the first flight article of the crew-rated Long March 2F. It launched the uncrewed Shenzhou 1 spacecraft from Jiuquan on 20 November 1999, beginning flight qualification of the Chinese human-spaceflight transportation system.