 ATianzhou 3D model | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station resupply |
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| Operator | CNSA |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-152A |
| SATCATno. | 54237 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 304 days and 10 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Tianzhou-5 |
| Spacecraft type | Tianzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Launch mass | 13,500 kg (29,800 lb) |
| Payload mass | 6,700 kg (14,800 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft) |
| Power | 2 |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Tiangong space station |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 November 2022, 02:03 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Long March 7 |
| Launch site | Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-2 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 12 September 2023, 02:13 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking withTiangong space station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe Aft port |
| Docking date | 12 November 2022, 04:10 UTC |
| Undocking date | 5 May 2023, 07:26 UTC |
| Time docked | 174 days, 3 hours and 16 minutes |
| Docking withTiangong space station (Relocation) | |
| Docking port | Tianhe Forward port[a] |
| Docking date | 5 June 2023, 19:10 UTC |
| Undocking date | 11 September 2023, 08:46 UTC |
| Time docked | 97 days, 13 hours and 36 minutes |
Tianzhou 5 (Chinese:天舟五号) was the fifth mission of theTianzhou-class uncrewed cargospacecraft, and the fourth resupply mission to theTiangong Space Station. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft was launched from theWenchang Satellite Launch Center inHainan, China on aLong March 7 rocket.[2] It was successfully placed into orbit on 12 November and docked to the Tiangong space station on the same day. The rendezvous and docking process lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes, setting a world record for the fastest rendezvous and docking between a spacecraft and a space station, surpassingSoyuz MS-17's 3 hours and 3 minutes.[3]
TheTianzhoucargo spacecraft has several notable differences with theTiangong-1 from which it is derived. It has only three segments ofsolar panels (against 4 for Tiangong), but has 4 maneuvering engines (against 2 for Tiangong).[4]
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