 ATianzhou 3D model | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station resupply |
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| Operator | CNSA |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-013A |
| SATCATno. | 58811 |
| Mission duration | 304 days, 22 hours, 58 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Tianzhou-7 |
| Spacecraft type | Tianzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Launch mass | 14,000 kg (31,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 7,400 kg (16,300 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft) |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Tiangong space station |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 January 2024, 14:27 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Long March 7 |
| Launch site | Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-201 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 17 November 2024, 13:25 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking withTiangong space station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe aft |
| Docking date | 17 January 2024, 17:46 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 November 2024, 08:30 UTC |
| Time docked | 297 days, 14 hours, 44 minutes |
 Tianzhou 7 mission patch | |
Tianzhou 7 (Chinese:天舟七号) was the seventh mission of theTianzhou-class uncrewed cargospacecraft, and the sixth 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.
On 20 November 2023,CMSA announced that Tianzhou 7 had completed manufacturing, and was delivered to Wenchang.[2]
On 21 December 2023,Long March 7 Y8, the launch vehicle for this mission, arrived at theWenchang Space Launch Site. It started to conduct stacking and tests with the already arrived Tianzhou 7.[3]
On 17 January 2024 at 14:27 UTC, Long March 7 Y8 successfully lifted off from Wenchang SLS's LC-201, propelling Tianzhou 7 towards theTiangong Station.[4] The spacecraft docked successfully with Tiangong some three hours later at 17:46 UTC.[5]
Tianzhou 7 undocked from Tiangong on 10 November 2024 at 08:30 UTC. While in free flight, the ship ejected a 6UCubeSat. It was deorbited over the Pacific Ocean on 17 November, beginning to burn up as it reentered the atmosphere at 13:25 UTC nearVanuatu.[6]
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