Mengtian experiment module

Module of China space station. Mengtian experiment module was launched on October 31, 2022 aboard a Chang Zheng 5B from Wenchang. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Oct 31, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-143ANORAD 54216China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mengtian
Common name: Mengtian experiment module
International designator: 2022-143A
NORAD catalog number: 54216
GCAT identifier: S54216
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1123

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Tiangong
Owner: ZZHGB
Country: China
Builder: Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus): Tianhe

Launch

Date: October 31, 2022 · 07:37 UTC
Launch record: 2022-143Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 5B
Spaceport: Wenchang · pad LC101

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 178 km
Apogee: 320 km
Inclination: 41.46°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: October 31, 2022
Last known active: March 2023

Size

Mass: 23.0 t
Dry mass: 21.5 t
Length: 17.9 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 55.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28671166 (CC0).