Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Docking | China Space Station

Tianzhou-6 Cargo Spacecraft Docking | China Space Station

According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft successfully docked to the rear docking port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) on May 10, 2023, at 21:16 UTC (May 11, at 05:16 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-6 (天舟六号) is the fifth cargo mission to the China Space Station (中国空间站).

The Tianzhou-6 cargo ship contains a 22.5-cubic-meter cargo compartment, which has 50 lockers to place daily necessities for the taikonauts and equipment needed for in-orbit experiments. The cargo spacecraft, 10.6 meters in length, consists of two parts—a smaller lower part as its propellant module, and a larger upper part the cargo module.

The Tianzhou-6 cargo craft is the first spacecraft visiting the Shenzhou-15 crew in orbit on the China Space Station. It was sent by a Long March-7 carrier rocket, China's new-generation medium liquid-propellant carrier rocket with "high reliability and safety."

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Release Date: May 11, 2023

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