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News number: 9203181378

15:15 | 2013-06-11

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China Successfully Launches Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft

TEHRAN (FNA)- China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft on Tuesday afternoon, chief commander of China's manned space program Zhang Youxia announced.



Shenzhou-10, atop an upgraded Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 5:38 p.m. Tuesday and then entered its designated orbit, Xinhua reported.

Three astronauts, two male and one female, are aboard the spacecraft.


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