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Tiangong space station

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The Tiangong space station is a space station in Low Earth orbit.[1] The space station belongs to China's space program. As of 2024, the space station has astronauts.

A drawing of the Chinese Space Station
A drawing of the Chinese Space Station
Station statistics
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Picture of the Chinese Space Station. (The picture was taken from Brazil.)

Distance from Earth: "Tiangong orbits Earth at an altitude of around" ... "340 to 450 kilometers", according to media (2023).[2]

It is the third station by China, after Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2.

Tiangong means sky palace.

Structure

The main parts of the station are shown in the diagram below.

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Use

China plans to do a number of experiments on the station.[4] Other nations will also use the space station. These include Italy which has made a long-term agreement with China to work together on spaceflight.[5][6] The University of Oslo in Norway is going to use the station for cancer research.[7]

Missions

Key

     Spacecraft that carry cargo are in light blue color      Spacecraft that carry people are in light green color      Parts of the space station are in beige color

Past

As late as 2024, there have been spaceflights to and from the space station.

Launch date Spacecraft Launch vehicle Launch pad Launched by Where it docked at the station
28 April 2021[8] Tianhe Long March 5B Wenchang LC-1[9] CASC N/A

Scheduled

All dates are UTC and may change.

Launch date (NET) Spacecraft Launch vehicle Launch pad Launching by Where it will dock at the station
20 May 2021[10] Tianzhou 2 Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC Tianhe aft
10 June 2021[11] Shenzhou 12 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe forward
September 2021[12] Tianzhou 3 Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC Tianhe aft
October 2021[13] Shenzhou 13 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe forward
March–April 2022[14] Tianzhou 4 Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC Tianhe aft
May 2022[15] Shenzhou 14 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe forward
May–June 2022[16] Wentian Long March 5B Wenchang LC-1 CASC Tianhe
August–September 2022[17] Mengtian Long March 5B Wenchang LC-1 CASC Tianhe
October 2022[18] Tianzhou 5 Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC Tianhe aft
November 2022[19] Shenzhou 15 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe

Other information

It will be made up of several modules (parts) that need to be put together in space. The first module is called Tianhe.[20] It was launched on 28 April 2021.[8] It will take about 11 total launches to build the station.[7]

Tiangong Space Station Media

  • Basic space experiment cabinet of Tiangong space station

  • Rear view of Tiangong Space Station, taken by Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ahead of docking.

  • A mockup of the Tiangong displayed at Hong Kong in 2022

  • Rendering of Tianhe core module with the robotic arm at docking position.

  • Tianhe core stage center at the clean room of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.

  • Wentian lab module rendering

  • Wentian lab module

  • Mengtian lab module rendering

  • Mengtian Lab Module ground test

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Steephen. "China to begin construction of space station this year". spaceflightnow.com. https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/01/10/china-to-begin-construction-of-space-station-this-year/. Retrieved 26 April 2021. 
  2. ↑ https://www.space.com/how-to-see-track-chinese-space-station-tiangong#:~:text=Tiangong%20orbits%20Earth%20at%20an,(27%2C600%20km%2Fh). Retrieved 2024-06-04
  3. ↑ Barbosa, Rui (1 March 2021). "China preparing to build Tiangong station in 2021, complete by 2022". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "China Manned Space Programme: Its Achievements and Future Developments (PDF by China Manned Space Agency)" (PDF). United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "China and Italy to cooperate on long-term human spaceflight". 2017-02-22. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Agreement Italy-China". 2017-02-22. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Xin, Ling. "China Is Set to Launch First Module of Massive Space Station" (in en). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-is-set-to-launch-first-module-of-massive-space-station1/. Retrieved 26 April 2021. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Graham, William; Gebhardt, Chris (28 April 2021). "China launches Tianhe module, start of ambitious two-year station construction effort". NASASpaceFlight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/china-station-construction-begins/. Retrieved 29 April 2021. 
  9. ↑ Hunt, Katie (29 April 2021). "ISS gets a rival with China's planned space station". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/world/iss-future-china-space-station-russia-us-intl-scn/index.html. Retrieved 29 April 2021. 
  10. ↑ Barbosa, Rui C. (1 March 2021). "China preparing to build Tiangong station in 2021, complete by 2022". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "长征二号F/G Y12 • 神舟十二号载人飞船 • LongMarch 2F/G Y12 • Shenzhou-12". spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "【2021年9月待定】长征七号 • 天舟三号货运飞船 • LongMarch 7 Y4 • Tianzhou-3". spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "长征二号F/G Y13 • 神舟十三号载人飞船 • LongMarch 2F/G Y13 • Shenzhou-13". spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "【2022年3月04日待定】长征七号 • 天舟四号货运飞船 • LongMarch 7 Y5 • Tianzhou-4". spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "长征二号F • 神舟十四号载人飞船（2022年待定）" [Long March 2F • Shenzhou-14 (2022 TBD)]. spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "【22年待定】长征五号乙遥三火箭 • 中国空间站实验舱——问天 • LongMarch-5B Y3" [[2022 TBD] Long March 5B Y3 rocket • Chinese Space Station Laboratory Module—Wentian]. spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "【22年待定】长征五号乙遥四火箭 • 中国空间站实验舱——梦天 • LongMarch-5B Y4" [[2022 TBD] Long March 5B Y4 rocket • Chinese Space Station Laboratory Module—Mengtian]. spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "【2022年10月待定】长征七号 • 天舟五号货运飞船 • LongMarch 7 Y6 • Tianzhou-5". spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "长征二号F • 神舟十五号载人飞船（2022年待定）" [Long March 2F • Shenzhou-15 (2022 TBD)]. spaceflightfans.cn (in 中文). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Tianhe, the Core of the Chinese Space Station". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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