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Long March 2F/G | Tiangong-2
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Tiangong-2
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Long March 2F/G
- Family
- Long March
- Variant
- F/G
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Type
- Government
- Country
- CHN
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launch site
- Pad
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- CHN
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 40.9579, 100.2909