Tianzhou 4

Unmaned cargo spacecraft created by China. Tianzhou 4 was launched on May 9, 2022 aboard a Chang Zheng 7 from Wenchang. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 10, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-050ANORAD 52509China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tianzhou-4
Common name: Tianzhou 4
International designator: 2022-050A
NORAD catalog number: 52509
GCAT identifier: S52509

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 9, 2022 · 17:56 UTC
Launch record: 2022-050Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 7
Spaceport: Wenchang · pad LC201

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 363 km
Apogee: 376 km
Inclination: 41.46°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 10, 2022
Last known active: Nov 14, 2022
End of operations: Nov 14, 2022

Size

Mass: 8,400 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 Q108809373 (CC0).