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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

Jing Haipeng

Commander

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth 1966-10-24

Status Active

Type Government

Haichao Gui

Operator

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth

Status Active

Type Government

Yangzhu Zhu

Operator

Nationality Chinese

Date Of Birth

Status Active

Type Government

Docked Vehicles

Tianzhou-5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Docking

Docking Location Tianhe forward

Human Rated No

Shenzhou 16

China National Space Administration

Docking

Docking Location Tianhe nadir

Human Rated Yes

Tianzhou-6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Docking

Docking Location Tianhe aft

Human Rated No

Tianzhou-5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Docking

Docking Location Tianhe forward

Human Rated No

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