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Tianzhou ('Heavenly Ship')

Tianzhou is a cargo spacecraft designed to supply the Tiangong space station. It made its debut in 2017 when it resupplied Tiangong 1. Tianzhou can carry a payload of up to 6,500 kg.


Tianzhou Missions

Craft
Launch Date
Launch Time
Initial Dock Date
Inital Dock Time
Final Undock Date
Final Undock Time
Reentry Date
Reentry Time
Station
Notes
Tianzhou 1
20 April 2017
11:41:00
21 April 2017
04:16:00
22 September 2017
08:15:00
22 September 2017
10:00:00
Tiangong 1
fore port
Tianzhou 2
29 May 2021
12:55:00
29 May 2021
21:01:00
27 March 2022
07:59:00
31 March 2022
10:40:00
Tiangong
Tianhe aft, relocated to Tianhe forward on 18 Sept 2021
Tianzhou 3
20 September 2021
07:10:00
20 September 2021
14:08:00
17 July 2022
02:59:00
27 July 2022
03:31:00
Tiangong
Tianhe aft
Tianzhou 4
9 May 2022
17:56:37
10 May 2022
00:54:00
9 November 2022
06:55:00
14 November 2022
23:21:00
Tiangong
Tianhe aft
Tianzhou 5
12 November 2022
02:03:00
12 November 2022
04:10:00
11 September 2023
08:46:00
22 September 2023
02:16:00
Tiangong
Free flight 5 May to 5 June while moving from aft to forward port
Tianzhou 6
10 May 2023
13:22:51
10 May 2023
21:16:00
12 January 2024
08:02:00
19 January 2024
12:37:00
Tiangong
 
Tianzhou 7
17 January 2024
14:27:00
17 January 2024
17:46:00
 
 
 
 
Tiangong
 

 

Upcoming Flights
Name
Launch Date
Station
Tianzhou 7
???
Tiangong

 


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