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#天舟二号货运飞船发射成功#】据中国载人航天工程办公室消息,5月29日20时55分,搭载天舟二号货运飞船的长征七号遥三运载火箭,在我国文昌航天发射场点火发射,约604秒后,飞船与火箭成功分离,进入预定轨道,21时17分,太阳能帆板两翼顺利展开且工作正常,发射取得圆满成功。(总台央广记者:张棉棉,供图:我们的太空郭文彬、屠海超、杨熙))​

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According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 20:55 on May 29, the Long March 7Y3 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft was launched in Wenchang. About 604 seconds later, the spacecraft and the rocket successfully separated and entered the preset orbit. At 21:17, the two wings of the solar sail were smoothly deployed and working normally, and the launch was a complete success. (Reporter from Central Broadcasting Corporation: Zhang Mianmian, courtesy of our space Guo Wenbin, Tu Haichao, Yang Xi))

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China launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-29 21:43:24 | Editor: huaxia

WENCHANG, Hainan, May 29 (Xinhua) -- China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, which is scheduled to dock with the space station core module Tianhe to deliver supplies, equipment and propellant.

The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

China launched its space station core module Tianhe on April 29. The country plans to complete the verification of key technologies and the in-orbit construction of the space station through multiple launches within two years.

Saturday's launch was the first time that the space station cargo transportation system, composed of the Tianzhou spacecraft and Long March-7 rockets, was put into use.

Measuring 10.6 meters in length and with a maximum diameter of 3.35 meters, the Tianzhou-2 cargo ship has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.5 tonnes and carries 6.8 tonnes of goods and materials.

More than 160 large and small packages, including supplies for astronauts and space science equipment, and two tonnes of propellant have been loaded into the cargo freighter, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

Lei Jianyu, a designer of Tianzhou-2 at the CAST, said that only two types of cargo spaceships currently in service globally have the maximum carrying capacity of more than 5 tonnes. "China's Tianzhou is one of them, and is at the world-leading level."
 
#天舟二号货运飞船发射成功#】据中国载人航天工程办公室消息,5月29日20时55分,搭载天舟二号货运飞船的长征七号遥三运载火箭,在我国文昌航天发射场点火发射,约604秒后,飞船与火箭成功分离,进入预定轨道,21时17分,太阳能帆板两翼顺利展开且工作正常,发射取得圆满成功。(总台央广记者:张棉棉,供图:我们的太空郭文彬、屠海超、杨熙))​

Voice of China
1 minute ago from Weibo

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 20:55 on May 29, the Long March 7Y3 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft was launched in Wenchang. About 604 seconds later, the spacecraft and the rocket successfully separated and entered the preset orbit. At 21:17, the two wings of the solar sail were smoothly deployed and working normally, and the launch was a complete success. (Reporter from Central Broadcasting Corporation: Zhang Mianmian, courtesy of our space Guo Wenbin, Tu Haichao, Yang Xi))

Still got important events ahead like docking ,undock and then robot arm practice docking process...
 
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Compared to the previous version, Tianzhou-2 is expected to attempt to speed up the process of rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module cabin, shortening it from about two days to only a few hours, GT learned from mission insiders.

 

China's cargo craft successfully docks with space station module
Source: Xinhua | 2021-05-30 05:21:09 | Editor: huaxia


BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

At 5:01 a.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-2 and Tianhe completed computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking. The whole process took approximately eight hours, the CMSA said.

The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan at 8:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday.

Combined with Tianhe, Tianzhou-2 will replenish Tianhe's propellant. Tests on space application project equipment will also be carried out as planned.

China launched its space station core module Tianhe on April 29. The country plans to complete the verification of key technologies and the in-orbit construction of the space station through multiple launches within two years.

The launch of the cargo craft was the first time that the space station cargo transportation system, composed of the Tianzhou spacecraft and Long March-7 rockets, was put into use.
 
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