Shenzhou VII

People's Republic of China

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	25.09.2008
Launch time:	13:10 UT
Launch site:	Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	330 - 340 km
Inclination:	42,4°
Landing date:	28.09.2008
Landing time:	09:38 UT
Landing site:	42,278° N, 111,355° E

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Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Zhai	Zhigang	Commander	1	2d 20h 28m	45
2	Liu	Buoming	Operator	1	2d 20h 28m	45
3	Jing	Haipen	Operator	1	2d 20h 28m	45

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Zhai
2	Liu
3	Jing

Landing
1	Zhai
2	Liu
3	Jing

Double Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Chen	Quan	Commander
2	Fei	Junlong	Operator
3	Nie	Haisheng	Operator

Flight

Launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center; landing in Inner Mongolia; third Chinese manned spaceflight.

Zhai performed the the first spacewalk of a Chinese on 27.09.2008 (22m). He was wearing a Chinese Feitian spacesuit. Zhai was assisted by Liu who made a stand-up EVA, wearing a Russian Orlan suit. During this spacewalk Zhai retrieved an experiment mounted to Shenzhou VII's exterior. Two hours later the crew deployed a small satellite with the name "BanXing". Also experiments were conducted with some new satellite communication technologies.

Photos / Drawings

©			Last update on February 10, 2010.