mardi 18 mai 2021

Tianhe completes in-orbit checks & Long March-7 Y3 ready to launch Tianzhou-2

 







CNSA - Tianhe Core Module / China Space Station patch.


May 18, 2021

Tianhe completes in-orbit checks

According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianhe Core Module has completed the scheduled in-orbit checks. The Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) is the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).


Image above: The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft docking autonomously to the Tianhe Core Module.

The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft (天舟二号) is scheduled to autonomously dock to Tianhe.

Long March-7 Y3 ready to launch Tianzhou-2

The Long March-7 Y3 launch vehicle will launch the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 20 May 2021. Tianzhou-2 (天舟二号) will autonomously dock to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Related articles:

China Space Station
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/05/china-space-station.html

CASC - Long March-5B Y2 launches the Tianhe Core Module
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/04/casc-long-march-5b-y2-launches-tianhe.html

For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/

Image, Videos, Text, Credits: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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