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China Space Station (CSS) - Wentian launch

 







CMS - China Space Station (CSS) / Wentian Laboratory Module patch.

 

 July 24, 2022

Long March-5B Y3 carrying Wentian liftoff

The Long March-5B Y3 launch vehicle launched the Wentian Laboratory Module from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 24 July 2022, at 06:22 UTC (14:22 local time).

Wentian launch

The Wentian Laboratory Module (问天实验舱) is expected to autonomously dock to the front docking port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Wentian Laboratory Module

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CSS - Long March-5B ready to launch Wentian & Xuntian space telescope prototype phase
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/07/css-long-march-5b-ready-to-launch.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Tianzhou-3 undocking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/07/china-space-station-css-tianzhou-3.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Shenzhou-14 hatch opening
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/06/china-space-station-css-shenzhou-14_5.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Shenzhou-14 Crew launch & Shenzhou-14 docking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/06/china-space-station-css-shenzhou-14.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Tianzhou-4 docking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/05/china-space-station-css-tianzhou-4_10.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Tianzhou-4 launch
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/05/china-space-station-css-tianzhou-4.html

What’s next for the China Space Station in 2022 and 2023
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/whats-next-for-china-space-station-in.html

For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
 
Images, Video. Text, Credits: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)/Chinese Academy of Sciences//SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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