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From 中国航天旅游 @Longmarch13 on 2020.12.25:

“天和”核心舱参数：
1、组成：大柱段+小柱段+资源舱+节点舱+后端通道，有3个对接口和2个停泊口。
2、体量：全长16.6米，直径4.2米，重约22吨（体量比国际空间站任何一个舱段都要大），空间约50m³。
3、机动能力：可变轨。
4、设计能力：支持3名航天员长期在轨驻留。
5、设计寿命：经在轨维修后15年。

Parameters of "Tianhe" core cabin module (CCM):

1. Composition: large column section + small column section + resource cabin + node cabin + back-end passage, with 3 docking ports and 2 berthing ports.

2. Volume: the total length is 16.6 meters, the diameter is 4.2 meters, the weight is about 22 tons (the volume is larger than any individual module of the International Space Station), and the space is about 50 m3.

3. Maneuverability: variable orbit.

4. Design capability: Support three astronauts to stay in orbit for a long time.

5. Design life: 15 years with on-orbit maintenance.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1342465599478222849

 

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China to launch core module of space station in first half of 2021

CGTN | 2020-12-26

China plans to launch the core module of its manned space station in the first half of 2021. The core module will be sent by a Long March-5B Y2 rocket from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province. Construction of the space station is scheduled to be completed around 2022. The construction project will be implemented in two phases. Six flight missions, including the launch of the core module, have been scheduled for validation of its key technology.

China to launch core module of space station in first half of 2021

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Via @上海航天 from Weixin

 

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From Henri Kenhmann at East Pendulum on 2020.12.28:

The 39th and final Chinese space launch took place this evening at 23:44, at the Jiuquan Space Center, with the launching of the YG-33 military satellite and a nano satellite.

In 2020, China launched a total of 85 devices, including 1 mini-shuttle and 2 return capsules, into space.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1343261873760731138

 

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Via @中国运载火箭技术研究院 from Weixin

 

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一年航天大爆发！超级2020中国航天发射锦集 （2020-12-30）

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV19V411b7id

Space launch explosion within one year!
The Super 2020 China's Space Launch Collection (compilation footage)

 

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Via @中国航天科技集团 from Weibo

 

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From Andrew Jones @AJ_FI on 2020.12.30:

The Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology in Xi'an has carried out a hot fire test of a new, 3.2-metre-diameter solid rocket motor. CASC says it is China's most powerful solid rocket and its development was required for crewed moon landings and deep space exploration.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344194019493081088

 

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SEG-35

Via @天擎航天 from Weixin

 

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China's most powerful solid rocket booster conducts test run

 

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China's most powerful solid rocket booster conducts test run

 

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New tests of China’s large solid rocket engine

A solid rocket engine, with a diameter of 3.2 meters, was tested in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China, on 30 December 2020. Developed by the Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), this is China's most powerful rocket booster engine, so far.

Credit:
China Central Television (CCTV) / China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

 

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