CMSE News, November 1, Beijing, Chang Wanquan, the Chief Commander of China Manned Space Engineering Project, Commanding Officer of Tiangong 1/Shenzhou 8 Rendezvous and Docking Mission Headquarters, and director of the PLA General Armaments Department, announced at 6:20 , Beijing time from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, that the launch of Shenzhou 8 is a great success. According to the orbit calculation, the Shenzhou 8 spaceship has entered at 6:07:53 its operating orbit with a perigee height of 200 km and apogee height of 329 km, The obliquity of the orbit is 42 degree and the orbiting cycle is 5379 seconds .

Source and photo: China Manned Space Engineering Project