Long March 2F ( Chinese: 长征二号F火箭 Chang Zheng 2F), juga dikenal sebagai CZ-2F, LM-2F dan Shenjian, adalah roket pembawa orbital berawak Cina, bagian dari keluarga roket Long March . Dirancang untuk memulai pesawat ruang angkasa berawak Shenzhou, Long March 2F adalah roket Long March 2E versi dua tahap, didasarkan pada kendaraan peluncuran Long March 2C. Kendaraan peluncuran ini diluncurkan dari kompleks SLS pada Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre . Long March 2F melakukan penerbangan perdananya pada tanggal 19 November 1999, dengan pesawat ruang angkasa Shenzhou 1. Setelah penerbangan Shenzhou 3, BPK Sekretaris Jenderal CPC dan Presiden Jiang Zemin memberi nama roket 'Shenjian' yang berarti 'Divine Arrow'.
Pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2003, sebuah Long March 2F meluncurkan Shenzhou 5, spaceflight berawak pertama Cina. Sejak itu meluncurkan misi Shenzhou 6, misi Shenzhou 7, dan misi Shenzhou 9 ke orbit.
Launch history sunting
| Date & Time (GMT) | Payload | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 1999, 22:30 | Shenzhou 1 | Success | First unmanned test of the Shenzhou capsule |
| 9 January 2001, 01:00 | Shenzhou 2 | Success | Second unmanned test of the Shenzhou capsule, carried live animals |
| 25 March 2002, 14:00 | Shenzhou 3 | Success | Third unmanned test of the Shenzhou capsule. |
| 29 December 2002, 16:40 | Shenzhou 4 | Success | Final unmanned test of the Shenzhou capsule. |
| 15 October 2003, 01:00 | Shenzhou 5 | Success | China's first manned spaceflight |
| 12 October 2005, 01:00 | Shenzhou 6 | Success | Second manned spaceflight, first with two crew members |
| 25 September 2008, 13:10 | Shenzhou 7 | Success | Third manned spaceflight, first with three crew members, first to feature Extra-vehicular activity |
| 29 September 2011, 13:16 | Tiangong 1 | Success | The first Chinese space station. Modified version of Long March 2F with payload fairing used. |
| 31 October 2011, 21:58 | Shenzhou 8 | Success | Unmanned spaceflight to test automatic rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1. |
| 16 June 2012, 10:37 | Shenzhou 9 | Success | Fourth manned spaceflight with three crew members, to test rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1. |
| 11 June 2013, 09:38 | Shenzhou 10 | Success | Three crew members; rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1 |
Referensi sunting
- Jonathan Amos (11 June 2013). "Shenzhou-10: China launches next manned space mission". BBC News.