CHINA-SPACE: CCTV REPORTS SUCCESSFUL DOCKING OF TIANZHOU-2 CARGO SPACECRAFT WITH CORE MODULE OF TIANHE

The state-owned CCTV reported (May 30) that at 20:55 on May 29th, the Long March 7 Yaosan carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. About 8 hours later, the spacecraft and the core module of Tianhe completed an autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking. The rocket ignited on time at 20:55 on the 29th. About 604 seconds after takeoff, the spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the intended orbit accurately. At 21:17, the two wings of the solar windsurfing board started to work smoothly. The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the orbital state setting after it entered orbit, which verified the spacecraft's autonomous flight capability. It said this mission is the first practical flight of the space station cargo transportation system composed of the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and the Long March 7 carrier rocket.





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