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Shenzhou 6 was the second human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
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Shenzhou VI launch demonstration
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China's Shenzhou-6 orbital module has been operating normally for 60 days, with scientific experiments being conducted smoothly in the spacecraft.

Over the past 60 days, the orbital module has been orbiting the earth smoothly, with onboard equipment in good condition for all the types of designed programs and experiments.
Data is still being collected from the orbital craft for future space flights and docking missions.
Liu Junze, head of the orbital craft control office under the space flight control centre in Beijing, said the re-entry module left the orbital module on October 17, 2005, returning home safely.

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A 30-part TV series "the Shenzhou"will be on debut broadcast by satellite TV channels in Beijing and Shanghai Thursday night to tell the story of China's decade-long manned space program.

"The TV series is the first of its kind to depict the development of the Shenzhen series of manned spacecrafts, including details which were formerly confidential" - director Ning Haiqiang.

With the launch of the Shenzhou-5 two years ago, China became the third country in the world to carry out manned spaceflight, following the former Soviet Union and the United States.
China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, who made China's maiden manned spaceflight in October 2003 was counsellor for the TV series production.
Production of the TV series synchronized with the drilling of Shenzhou-6 astronauts. It artistically reflects the mysterious selection and drilling life of astronauts, including stories of female astronaut candidates.

"Yang's behaviour represents the image of China's highly-educated astronauts" - actor Wang Qiang who plays Lei Dongjin, a character based on real-life stories of Yang Liwei.

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China's second manned space mission returned safely to Earth, touching down at 20.33 GMT (4.33am, local time) just one kilometre from the intended landing site.

State television showed the astronauts emerging unaided, pausing atop the re-entry module to wave to the recovery team, cameramen and photographers.



Mission control declared the 115 hour, 32 minute flight a success.

"At this moment history is returning dignity and sanctity to the Chinese nation. In memories of the not too distant past, we were poor, in darkness and endured the bullying of imperialist powers. The sons of China, with their thousands of years of civilization, were called the sick man of Asia" - State television.

Shenzhou VI orbited the Earth 76 times at a speed of 7.9 kilometres per second and travelled 3.25 million kilometres during the five-day journey.

The habitation module will continue to orbit for another 18 months before burning up in the atmosphere.

Chinas next manned space mission would take place in 2007.

"Now I can tell you all that around 2007, astronauts would walk out of the cabin and walk in space" - Tang Xianming, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

"I believe that in the near future, in the Chinese astronaut team there will definitely be women" - Tang Xianming.

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State media have said the Shenzhou VI is scheduled to land in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia late today, although the exact timing of the return could be subject to last-minute adjustment because of the weather.

A welcoming ceremony is tentatively scheduled for sometime between 22:30 – 23:30 GMT on Sunday (6:30 - 7:30 am Monday, local time) at a military air base in Inner Mongolia.

Yang Guiming, a senior engineer at the China Central Meteorological Station, said weather conditions were expected to be "pretty good" on Monday in the Siziwang region. Visibility was expected to be good, the wind steady and no rain was forecast.

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Here is a ground map of the orbit; the Shenzhou 6 will appear like a 3rd-magnitude star, so it may be worth looking out for it…


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TLE Data:

SZ-6
1 28879U 05040A 05287.30845781 .00017607 00000-0 10000-3 0 98
2 28879 042.4128 013.8113 0005219 207.8873 202.5774 15.78643724 325

Epoch (UTC): 11:50 PM, Friday, October 14, 2005
Eccentricity: 0.0006142
Inclination: 042.4141 °
Perigee Height: 329 km
Apogee Height: 337 km
Right Ascension of Ascending Node: 017.5891 °
Argument of Perigee: 191.8188°
Revolutions per Day: 15.78933374
Mean Anomaly at Epoch: 326.7242 °

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Strangely, China broadcast the launching of the manned Shenzhou VI spacecraft live on state television last night.
In the past launches were shrouded in secrecy.

TV commentators provided technical details about the space program, and discussed the pros and cons of the Long March rockets used for the launching.
They also spoke of the future goals in space, starting with larger piloted orbital missions, piloted lunar missions and the construction of a space station.

It was revealed that Mr. Fei Junlong, was recruited for the space program when he was still in high school, and was described as one of China's top test pilots.

The 41-year-old co-pilot, Mr. Nie Haisheng, was described as a cowboy from southern China and the sixth child of a family of eight children.

The Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, was shown discussing the mission with flight engineers at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. President Hu Jintao and other top leaders were also shown, as they observed the flight in Beijing's aerospace control centre.

"China's space mission is solely based on peaceful purposes. We are devoted to the peaceful use of space and are ready to extend out cooperation to other countries" - President Hu Jintao.

The historic Chinese second human spaceflight launched at 01:00 GMT, October 12, 2005.

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