Tiangong-1

Chinese prototype space station in orbit from 2011 to 2018. Tiangong-1 was launched on September 29, 2011 aboard a Chang Zheng 2F from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 2, 2018).

COSPAR 2011-053ANORAD 37820China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tiangong 1
Common name: Tiangong-1
International designator: 2011-053A
NORAD catalog number: 37820
GCAT identifier: S37820
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/649

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 29, 2011 · 13:16 UTC
Launch record: 2011-053Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2F
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC921

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 334 km
Apogee: 348 km
Inclination: 42.78°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 2, 2018
Last known active: January 2016
End of operations: Mar 21, 2016

Size

Mass: 8,500 kg
Dry mass: 7,500 kg
Length: 10.4 m
Diameter: 3.30 m
Span: 18.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q131500 (CC0).