1972-101A
The fifth CANYON appears to have been a new spacecraft design. The Agena was cataloged immediately after launch and may have separated from the payload once it reached its geosynchronous station.
| CANYON 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dec 20 | 2220 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | CC |
| BECO | |||
| Atlas sep | |||
| 2225? | Agena MES-1 | ||
| 2230? | Agena MECO-1 | 190 x 190 x 28.5? | |
| 2245? | Agena MES-2 | ||
| Agena MECO-2 | 190 x 40000 x 28.5? | ||
| 1972 Dec 21 | 0420? | Agena MES-3 | |
| Agena MECO-3 | 31012 x 40728 x 9.7 | ||
| 0430? | Agena sep | ||
2001-001A
Shenzhou 2's orbital module was designed to operate for 6 months in space following the 7 day main mission. The spacecraft contains animals and scientific experiments. As well as reentry and orbital modules, an attached segment exposure facility was added with 37 experiments. A monkey, a dog and a rabbit were carried according to some sources. Little information was released about the landing and observers speculated that some kind of failure may have occurred.
| Shenzhou 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Jan 9 | 1700:03 | Launch by CZ-2F | JQ |
| T+2:16 SRM burnout, sep | |||
| T+2:38 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:39 St 1 sep, St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:40 Fairing sep | |||
| T+7:41 St 2 MECO | |||
| 1709:46? | T+9:43? St 2 VECO | ||
| 1710 | Stage 2 sep | 197 x 335 x 42.6 | |
| 2001 Jan 10 | 1325 | Orbit raise | 329 x 334 |
| 2001 Jan 12 | 327 x 334 | ||
| 1220 | Orbit raise | 330 x 340 x 42.6 | |
| 2001 Jan 15 | 330 x 339 | ||
| 1047 | Orbit raise | 330 x 346 x 42.6 | |
| 2001 Jan 16 | 1023 | OM sep | |
| 1033 | Deorbit 34.2S 7.3W | ||
| Reentry | |||
| 1122 | Landing in Inner Mongolia | ||
