Tianzhou 1 to 7
Author(s): Thomas Tarrants (Sirius_Alpha)
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The Tianzhou spacecraft is a Chinese cargo spacecraft designed to carry 6.9-7.4 tons of supplies to the Chinese Space Station. Its design is directly derived from Tiangong 1, and (as of February 2024) has flown a total of seven times since 2017
NOTES:
- Requires both the Tiangong 1 and 2 and Tiangong Space Station add-ons installed first for this to fully work on Celestia
- Depending on the current date, a Tianzhou spacecraft may or may not be present in simulation. Refer to the table below on when each mission has visited the station
- The "Go-to Object" button will take you to the most recent mission of the program. As of February 19th, this mission is Tianzhou 7
| Tianzhou (2017-Present) |
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|---|---|---|
| Mission | Start | End |
| Tianzhou 1 | 2017-Apr-20 | 2017-Sept-22 |
| Maiden test flight to Tiangong 2 | ||
| Tianzhou 2 | 2021-May-29 | 2022-Mar-31 |
| Tianzhou 3 | 2021-Sept-20 | 2022-Jul-27 |
| Tianzhou 4 | 2022-May-9 | 2022-Nov-14 |
| Tianzhou 5 | 2022-Nov-12 | 2023-Sept-12 |
| Current record holder for fastest space rendezvous/docking in history (2 hours) | ||
| Tianzhou 6 | 2023-May-10 | 2024-Jan-12 |
| Tianzhou 7 | 2024-Jan-17 | 2024 |
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