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Tianzhou (spacecraft)

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Tianzhou
Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft prior to launch
Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft prior to launch
ManufacturerCASC
Country of origin China
OperatorCMSA
ApplicationsTiangong Space Station resupply
Specifications
Spacecraft typeAutomated cargo spacecraft
Launch mass13,500 kg (29,800 lb) (basic);
14,000 kg (31,000 lb) (improved)
Payload capacity6,900 kg (15,200 lb) (basic);
7,400 kg (16,300 lb) (improved)
Dimensions10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft)
Volume40 m3 (1,400 cu ft)[1]
Production
StatusActive
On order1
Built8
Launched7
Operational1
Maiden launchTianzhou 1
Last launchTianzhou 7
Related spacecraft
Derived fromTiangong-1

The Tianzhou (Chinese: 天舟; pinyin: Tiān Zhōu; lit. 'Heavenly Ship') is a Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed from China's first prototype space station Tiangong-1 to resupply its  modular space station. It was first launched (Tianzhou 1) on the Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang on April 20, 2017[2] and demonstrated autonomous propellant transfer (space refueling).[3][4]

The first version of Tianzhou has a mass of 13,500 kg and can carry 6,500 kg of cargo. Tianzhou-6 is the first improved version of the spacecraft to be launched into orbit; it has a mass of about 14,000 kg and can transport 7,400 kg of cargo.[5]

Rendering of Tianzhou spacecraft.

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Function

Based on the Tiangong-1 space station, the Tianzhou functions as the main automated cargo spacecraft for the Tiangong space station. It has pressurized, semi-pressurized and unpressurized cargo capabilities, and is able to transport airtight cargo, large extravehicular payloads and experiment platforms. It was first launched on the new Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang on April 20, 2017.[3][6]

Name

The China Manned Space Engineering Office opened a consultation for the naming of the prospective cargo ship on April 25, 2011. By May 20, it had received more than 50,000 suggestions.[7] On July 8, Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut and deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that they had a short list of ten names.[8] On October 31, 2013, it was revealed that the spacecraft had been named Tianzhou (Chinese: 天舟; pinyin: Tiān Zhōu; lit. 'Heavenly Boat'), combining the Chinese names of the Tiangong (Chinese: 天宫; pinyin: Tiān Gōng) space stations and the Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shén Zhōu) spacecraft. They also stated that they would use the two letter identification TZ.[9]

Missions

No. Spacecraft S/N Launch (UTC) Carrier
Rocket 		Launch
Pad 		Docking (UTC) Deorbit (UTC) Remarks
Station/
Port 		Docking Undocking
1 Tianzhou 1 — 11:41, April 20, 2017 (UTC) (2017-04-20T11:41Z) Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tiangong-2 Forward 04:16, April 21, 2017 (UTC) (2017-04-21T04:16Z)[10] 08:15, September 22, 2017 (UTC) (2017-09-22T08:15Z) 10:00, September 22, 2017 (UTC) (2017-09-22T10:00Z) Maiden flight of the Tianzhou spacecraft. First Tianzhou flight to Tiangong-2. [10]
2 Tianzhou 2 — 12:55, May 29, 2021 (UTC) (2021-05-29T12:55Z)[11][12] Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft[a][11] 21:01, May 29, 2021 (UTC) (2021-05-29T21:01Z)[11][12] 07:59, March 27, 2022 (UTC) (2022-03-27T07:59Z) 10:40, March 31, 2022 (UTC) (2022-03-31T10:40Z) First Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [13][14]
3 Tianzhou 3 — 07:10, September 20, 2021 (UTC) (2021-09-20T07:10Z)[15] Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft[b] 14:08, September 20, 2021 (UTC) (2021-09-20T14:08Z)[16] 02:59, July 17, 2022 (UTC) (2022-07-17T02:59Z) 03:31, July 27, 2022 (UTC) (2022-07-27T03:31Z) Second Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [17]
4 Tianzhou 4 — 17:56, May 9, 2022 (UTC) (2022-05-09T17:56Z) Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft 00:54, May 10, 2022 (UTC) (2022-05-10T00:54Z) 06:55, November 9, 2022 (UTC) (2022-11-09T06:55Z) 23:21, November 14, 2022 (UTC) (2022-11-14T23:21Z) Third Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [18]
5 Tianzhou 5 — 02:03, November 12, 2022 (UTC) (2022-11-12T02:03Z) Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft 04:10, November 12, 2022 (UTC) (2022-11-12T04:10Z) 08:46, September 11, 2023 (UTC) (2023-09-11T08:46Z) 02:13, September 12, 2023 (UTC) (2023-09-12T02:13Z) Fourth Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [19]
6 Tianzhou 6 — 13:22, May 10, 2023 (UTC) (2023-05-10T13:22Z) Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft 21:16, May 10, 2023 (UTC) (2023-05-10T21:16Z) 08:02, January 12, 2024 (UTC) (2024-01-12T08:02Z) 12:37, January 19, 2024 (UTC) (2024-01-19T12:37Z) Fifth Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [20]
7 Tianzhou 7 — 14:27, January 17, 2024 (UTC) (2024-01-17T14:27Z) Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 Tianhe Aft 17:46, January 17, 2024 (UTC) (2024-01-17T17:46Z) TBA TBA Sixth Tianzhou flight to the Tiangong space station. [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Initially docked to aft port, moved to forward port on 18 Sep 2021, and then again to portside port on 6 Jan 2022
  2. ^ Initially docked to aft port, moved to forward port on 20 Apr 2022
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External links

  •  Media related to Tianzhou at Wikimedia Commons
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