Tianzhou 4

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Tianzhou 4 (Chinese: 天舟四号) This was the fourth mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft, and the third resupply mission to Tiangong Space Station. The craft was carr ying 5 tons of cargos and 1 ton of propellant. It is the largest load capacity cargo spacecraft that is on active duty. It launched on 9 May 2022, docking successfully with the Tiangong space station at the aft port 6 hours after launch. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on a Long March 7 rocket. It is a part of the construction of the Tiangong space station and is the third cargo resupply mission to the already launched Tianhe core module (CCM). Approximately 4” Diameter Show more