Tiangong-1 (TG-1)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 166


Launch & orbit data:

Designation 37820 / 11053A
Launch date - time 29 Sep 2011 - 13:16:03 UT
  (9:16 am. EDT)
Launch site Jiuquan, 921
Launch vehicle  CZ-2F (T1)
Application Space station module
LEO Earth orbit on Sep 30 - 08:09 UT:
   - Perigee / Apogee 336 x 353 km
   - Eccentricity 8,20E-04
   - Inclination 42.79°
   - Period 91.23 min
Reenter date - time 02 Apr 2018 - 00:16 UTC
Reenter location South Pacific
164.3W 13.6S
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 
Nbr orbits 

Unmanned launch, 1st flight rocket version & 1st Chinese space station

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor 
Platform 
Operator  Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center
Mass at launch  8506 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) dia: 3.35 m, length: 10.4 m
Pressurised volume 14 m³
Equipment 
Solar array 2 deployable solar arrays, span: 18.4 m
Stabilization  
Propullants N2O4/MMH
DC power  

Completed maximum form of Chinese Tiangong Space Station (Phase 1) since 3 November 2022.


Note:A rendering of the station with the Tianhe at centre of picture, a Tianzhou on its aft port, the Wentian on its starboard port to the left, the Mengtian on its portside port to the right and two Shenzhou spacecraft, sharing its multi-docking hub.

TG-1 being processed for launch before integration into the launcher.



Docking system


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Tiangong 1

Launch Tiangong 1. Credit: #411a

Tiangong 1

Launch Tiangong 1. Credit: #411


Tiangong 1

Launch Tiangong 1, with cancel: 2011.9.29 Credit: #411



Ref: #6n, #7(JR648,724,747), #12, #98, #102, #226, #233, #411 - update: 18.11.25 Home