samedi 12 novembre 2022

Long March-7 Y6 launches Tianzhou-5 & Tianzhou-5 docking

 







CMS - Long March-7 Y6 / Tianzhou-5 Mission patch.


Nov. 12, 2022

Long March-7 Y6 carrying Tianzhou-5 liftoff

The Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft was launched by the Long March-7 Y6 (长征七号遥六) launch vehicle from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 12 November 2022, at 02:03 UTC (10:03 China Standard Time).

Tianzhou-5 launch

Tianzhou-5 is the fourth cargo mission to the China Space Station, 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-5 docking

The Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on 12 November 2022, at 04:10 UTC (12:10 China Standard Time), just 127 minutes after being launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 12 November 2022, at 02:03 UTC (10:03 China Standard Time).

Tianzhou-5 docking

Tianzhou-5 is the fourth cargo mission to the China Space Station (中国空间站).

Tianzhou-5 - The Fastest Spacecraft to the China Space Station

The Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft was launched by the Long March-7 Y6 (长征七号遥六) launch vehicle from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 12 November 2022, at 02:03 UTC (10:03 China Standard Time). Just 2 hours and 7 minutes after being launched, the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on 12 November 2022, at 04:10 UTC (12:10 China Standard Time).

Related articles & link:

China Space Station (CSS) seen from Tianzhou-4
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/china-space-station-css-seen-from.html

CSS - Tianzhou-4 undocking & Long March-7 Y6 ready to launch Tianzhou-5
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/css-tianzhou-4-undocking-long-march-7.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Mengtian relocation & Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter Mengtian
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/china-space-station-css-mengtian_3.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Mengtian Laboratory Module docking
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/china-space-station-css-mengtian.html

China Space Station (CSS) - Mengtian Laboratory Module launch
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/10/china-space-station-css-mengtian.html

For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
 
Images, Videos, Text, Credits: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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