Tiangong space station

Tiangong space station

Government

Height 16.60 Metres

Width 4.20 Metres

Mass 22.00 Tonnes

Volume 50.00 m3

Orbit Low Earth Orbit

Founded 2021-04-29

Mission Description

The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. It will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station and about the size of the Mir space station.

Crew

Cai Xuzhe

Commander

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1976-05-01

Status Active

Type Government


Haozhe Wang

Operator

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1990-03-01

Status Active

Type Government


Lingdong Song

Operator

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1990-08-01

Status Active

Type Government


Docked Vehicles

Tianzhou-8

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation


Docking

Docking Location Tianhe aft

Human Rated No


Shenzhou 19

China National Space Administration


Docking

Docking Location Tianhe forward

Human Rated Yes


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