LaunchesTiangong-2
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Tiangong-2
Long March 2F/G · Human Exploration
2016Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 2F/G
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2