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The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Serial 6
Launch Crew Count 0
Status Single Use
Landing Time 2024-01-19T12:37:00+0000
Height 53.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 5500 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7128 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 13500 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 8
Consecutive Success 8
Maiden Flight 2016-06-25
Launch Failures 0
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-05-10T14:27:58+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-05-10T13:23:32+0000
Liftoff
LL2
2023-05-10T13:14:35+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-05-10T08:56:40+0000
Updated T-0.
LL2
2023-05-10T07:25:42+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-05-06T14:47:05+0000
Tweak in launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-27T08:16:57+0000
Refined launch window via new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-04-24T13:09:13+0000
Launch window confirmed.
Nosu
2023-03-21T19:02:06+0000
Adding launch NET May
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.
2023-05-10T22:04:40+0000
SpaceNews
2023-05-10T01:01:09+0000
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