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Tianzhou 2

Tianzhou 2 is a unmaned cargo spacecraft created by China.. Tianzhou 2 was launched on May 29, 2021 aboard a Chang Zheng 7 from Wenchang. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 29, 2021).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Tianzhou-2
Common name
Tianzhou 2
International designator
2021-046A
NORAD catalog number
48803
GCAT identifier
S48803
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1033

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 29, 2021 · 12:55 UTC
Launch record
2021-046Success
Spaceport
Wenchang · pad LC201

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
377 km
Apogee
387 km
Inclination
41.47°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
May 29, 2021
Last known active
Mar 31, 2022
End of operations
Mar 31, 2022

Size

Mass
7,810 kg
Dry mass
7,000 kg
Total mass with attached objects
12.9 t
Length
9.0 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Span
9.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q106823153 (CC0).