Shenzhou 1, launched November 19, 1999, was first launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft and a significant milestone for the China National Space Administration which had been founded in April 1993.
Shenzhou 1 was unmanned and therefore, had no life support system and no emergency escape system. It did pave the way for China to send its first astronauts into space. The spacecraft orbited Earth 14 times and then successfully re-entered the atmosphere, landing in Inner Mongolia, about 415 km from its launch site.
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