CNSA - Tianzhou-3 (天舟三号) patch.
Sep. 22, 2021
Tianzhou-3 liftoff
The Long March-7 Y4 launch vehicle launched the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 20 September 2021, at 07:10 UTC (15:10 local time).
Tianzhou-3 launch
Tianzhou-3 (天舟三号) is the second cargo mission scheduled to 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).
Tianzhou-3’s fast automated rendezvous explained
The fast automated rendezvous and docking of Tianzhou-3 explained by Xu Xiaoping (deputy chief designer of cargo spacecraft system). Tianzhou-3 (天舟三号) is the second cargo mission scheduled to 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).
Tianzhou-3 docking
The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft was launched by The Long March-7 Y4 launch vehicle on 20 September 2021, at 07:10 UTC (15:10 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-3 carries nearly 6 tonnes of goods and materials, including living supplies for the astronauts, one extravehicular space suit for back-up, supplies for extravehicular activities, space station platform materials, payloads and propellants.
Tianzhou-3 docking
Tianzhou-3 autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module on 20 September 2021, at 14:08 UTC (22:08 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-3 (天舟三号) is the second cargo mission scheduled to 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).
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