Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 9, 2022, 17:56
- Launch designation
- 2022-050
- Mission
- Tianzhou-4
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y5
- Year
- Launches in 2022
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 212 km
- Initial apogee
- 327 km
- Inclination
- 41.5°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 17.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianzhou-4 | 2022-050ANORAD 52509 | China Manned Space Engineering Office | Human spaceflight | 8,400 kg | Docked with another object · May 10, 2022 |
| Zhixing 3A | 2022-050ENORAD 54245 | Beijing Smart Satellite Technology Co Ltd. | Technology | 10 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 12, 2023 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.