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The launch of Shenzhou-5, China's first manned spacecraft, has been successful as the spacecraft has entered precisely the preset orbit, an official in charge of the country's manned spaceflight program announced Wednesday morning.
Yang Liwei, 38, became the first Chinese national to enter outer space, and China, the third country to conduct manned spaceflight after the former Soviet Union and the United States.
"The spacecraft and the carrier rocket separated at around 9:10 a.m.(Beijing Time), and the spacecraft entered its preset orbit precisely," said the official. "The launch is a success."
The Shenzhou-5, atop a China-made Long March II F launch vehicle, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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