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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 7
Launch Crew Count 0
Status Single Use
Landing Time 2024-11-17T13:25:00+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
2024-01-17T14:51:26+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-17T14:28:21+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-01-17T14:00:07+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-15T07:16:41+0000
Tweaked T-0 per calculations.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-01-12T10:54:49+0000
Targeting January 17 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-12-23T02:32:58+0000
Added tentative launch window per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-11-22T10:09:51+0000
Added launch.
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.
2024-01-18T13:43:27+0000
SpaceNews
2024-01-09T21:52:09+0000
NASASpaceflight