2016 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Tiangong-2
successLong March 2F/G | Tiangong-2
China's second space station, Tiangong-2 is tasked to verify key technologies such as cargo transportation, on-orbit propellant resupply, and a medium-term stay of astronauts. It will also carry an array of scientific experiments, and will be equipped with a robotic arm to help the assembly and maintenance of the station.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 15, 2016 at 02:04 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- Mission
- Tiangong-2
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit