Cargo spacecraft "Tianzhou-2" (TZ 2)

China

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº:


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation  / 21046A
Launch date - time 29 May 2021 - 12:55:29 UT
Launch site Wenchang, LC201
Launch vehicle  CZ-7
Type Cargo
Mass (kg) 12910 kg?
Total cargo mass (kg) 
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Eccentricity 
   - Inclination 42.8°
   - Period  min


Docking date - time 
Target spacecraft/port Tiangong-2 aft port
Docking orbit:
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Eccentricity 
   - Inclination 44.2°
   - Period 90.9 min
Undocking date - time 18 Sep 2021 - 02:25 UTC
Redocking date - time 18 Sep 2021 - 06:30? UTC
Target spacecraft/port Tiangong-2 forward port
Undocking date - time 
Deorbit burn date - time 
Destroyed date - time 
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min) 
Nbr orbits 


Description:

Prime manufacturer 
Operator 
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  Cyl+beehive+spheroid+2 panels
Dimension (m)  long, max dia, dia
Equipment 
Solar array 2 panels span
Stabilization  
Propulsion 

Description:


TIANZHOU-2 is a Chinese mission to conduct the on-orbit refueling of the Tiangong-2 space station. At the end of the mission, Tianzhou-1 will make an automatic destructive reentry into Earth′s atmosphere.

Mission details:


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