On June 16, 18: 37: 24, the rocket was launched. [ 1]
Shenzhou-9 spacecraft ignited and lifted off (40 photos)
18: 40, escape tower separation, booster separation, rocket separation. [ 1]
18: 4 1, Jiuquan booster separated from the fairing, and Weinan USB radar found the target. [ 1]
18: 42, twin-city fairing, Jiuquan fairing and Dongfeng fairing. [ 1]
18: 43, Weinan spacecraft captured in both directions, and Qingdao USB radar found the target remotely. [ 1]
18: 47, ship and arrow separated. [ 1]
18: 50, the solar panels are deployed normally and the cockpit environment is normal. [ 1]
At 18 and 5 1, the relay antenna is deployed normally. [ 1]
18: 55, Beijing real-time orbit monitoring judges that Shenzhou-9 spacecraft has entered the perigee altitude of 200 kilometers and the apogee altitude of 330 kilometers, entered the scheduled orbit, the solar panels are unfolded, and the astronauts' flight crew is in good condition. [ 1]
18: 57, Chang Wanquan announced that the launch of Shenzhou 9 was a complete success! [ 1]
This is the165th launch of the Long March rocket and the fourth manned flight of shenzhou spaceship. [2-3]
Preparation before launch
First stage
On April 9, 20 12, Shenzhou-9 spacecraft passed the factory test and arrived at Jiuquan Space Launch Site.
stage Ⅱ
On May 9, 20 12, the Long March II F carrier rocket used to launch the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft was launched.
Shenzhou 9 entered the launch tower (23 photos)
Factory review, arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the 9th, and prepared for various tests at the launch site.
From May 1 1 to June 6, the rocket state recovery, hoisting and docking, overall inspection and testing, and the testing and installation of initiating explosive devices were completed; The escape tower enters the site and completes the technical preparation.
On June 3, the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft completed the fastening work. [4]
On June 7, the hull assembly was transported to the vertical assembly test workshop and docked with the rocket.
On June 7, the improved Chang-2 F rocket installed an escape tower.
On June 8, the rocket completed all preparations for the technical area. [4]
The third stage
20 12 On June 9th, Shenzhou IX carried out the first manned rendezvous and docking mission in China.
Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center
The combination of the ship and the Long March 2F remote nine rocket has been vertically transported from the technical area of the manned space launch site of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to the launch area. It marks that the manned rendezvous and docking mission of Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-9 has entered the final preparation stage. [4]
The fourth stage
On June 20th12nd12nd, "Shenjiu" completed the whole system joint exercise. 201June 13, the last inspection shall be completed before launch. The inspection results show that the spacecraft system, rocket system and launch site system are all normal and good. The next step will be to add rockets. Now it is getting closer and closer to the rendezvous and docking of Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-9 manned space, and all the work is being carried out in an orderly manner. The astronauts' drinking water and food have been loaded into the spacecraft. [5]
On June 2012 13, the Shenzhou-9 mission officially entered the rocket refueling preparation stage and was launched.
The final inspection before launch is completed.
The staff of the ground equipment technical room of the test station conducted the last simulated refueling drill. Although the testing of rockets and spacecraft has basically ended, the work on the launch tower seems to be not as tense as expected. Just in the underground of the launch site, a large amount of data is transmitted from the launch tower to the command and control hall through optical cables. Some staff members of the rocket system also stick to the tower and cooperate with the filling staff to lay pipelines to prepare for the formal filling in the later period. [5]
On June 2012 14, major systems carrying out the manned rendezvous and docking mission of Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-9 conducted a joint exercise at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The joint exercise started three hours before the launch, and all astronauts, launch sites, manned spacecraft, launch vehicles and TT&C communication systems participated. According to the actual situation in the launching process, from comprehensive information inspection, rocket ignition, booster separation to the final separation of ship and arrow, the commander's password is accurate and the technicians are skilled. This exercise focused on checking and confirming the launch process, the coordination between systems, the correctness of the hardware and software status of participating systems, and the consistency of information receiving and sending, and achieved the expected goal. The astronauts are in good condition and have the conditions to perform their tasks. [6]
On June 5th, 20 12, a spokesman for China's manned spaceflight project announced that Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang, male astronauts of the Astronaut Brigade of the China People's Liberation Army, and Liu Yang, female astronauts, formed a flight crew to carry out the manned rendezvous and docking mission. According to the calculation of Tiangong-1 orbit, Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will be launched on June 6 18: 37 and 3 1 sec. The theoretical emission error time is 10 second. /kloc-on the afternoon of 0/5, the Long March II F Yaojiu rocket will begin to add propellant. At present, the launch site and various systems in the whole region are ready, and the astronauts' flight crew is psychologically stable and in good condition, and various preparations are being made before the expedition.