Tianzhou 4
Tianzhou 4 (Chinese: 天舟四号) is a planned mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft, currently scheduled to launch in March-April 2022.[1] Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft will be launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on a Long March 7 rocket.[1]
 A 1:144 scale Tianzhou 1 model | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station resupply |
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| Operator | CNSA |
| Website | http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/ |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Tianzhou-4 |
| Spacecraft type | Tianzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Dry mass | 6,640 kg (14,640 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft) |
| Power | watts |
| Expedition | |
| Space Station | Tiangong space station |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 2022 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | Long March 7 |
| Launch site | Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-2 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking with Tianhe | |
It is a part of the construction of the Tiangong space station, and will be the third cargo resupply mission to the already launched Tianhe core module (CCM).
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