Shenzhou X

People's Republic of China

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	11.06.2013
Launch time:	09:38:02.666 UTC
Launch site:	Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center
Launch pad:	1
Altitude:	330 - 340 km
Inclination:	42.4°
Docking Tiangong-1:	13.06.2013, 05:11 UTC
Undocking Tiangong-1:	24.06.2013, 23:05 UTC
Landing date:	26.06.2013
Landing time:	00:07:06 UTC
Landing site:	42°19'44" N, 111°21'25.6" E

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Nie	Haisheng	Commander	2	14d 14h 29m 03s	229
2	Zhang	Xiaoguang	Operator	1	14d 14h 29m 03s	229
3	Wang	Yaping	Operator	1	14d 14h 29m 03s	229

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Nie
2	Zhang
3	Wang

Landing
1	Nie
2	Zhang
3	Wang

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Position
1	Liu	Boming	Commander
2	Pan	Zhanchun	Operator
3	Deng	Qingming	Operator

Hardware

Launch vehicle:	Long March 2F (Chang Zheng CZ-2F No. Y10)
Spacecraft:	Shenzhou X

Flight

Launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center. Landing in Inner Mongolia.

Following a two-day solo flight Shenzhou X docked automatically with the Chinese space station Tiangong-1. Three hours later the crew entered the station for the first time.

Once docked at Tiangong 1, the three crew members conducted space medicine and technological experiments and other scientific endeavors. Nie Haisheng was mission commander, overseeing docking procedures, and pilot Zhang Xiaoguang was in charge of rendezvous and docking. Wang Yaping conducted the scientific experiments and taught a physics lesson to Chinese students by live television broadcast. On June 23, 2013 Shenzhou X undocked from the station and performed a manual re-docking.