NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2013-029A
China's Shenzhou 10 spaceship was launched on Jun 11, carrying three astronauts. Shenzhou 10 Commander (zhiling zhang) is Maj-Gen. Nie Haisheng; Operator (caozuo shou) is Air Force Lt-Col. Zhang Xiaoguang, and Experiment Officer (shiyan yuan) is Air Force Major Wang Yaping. Shenzhou 10 reached a 198 x 310 km orbit, soon raised to 260 x 313 km on its way to a rendezvous with the Tiangong-1 spacelab.
Launch Date: 2013-06-11
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2F
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China
Mass: 7800 kg
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