Swear to the army! Go!Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the Manned Space Engineering Office, Shen Bo, director of the Rocket Academy, Zhang Bing, deputy director, Tang Yihua, deputy chief engineer and second-level specialist of the Manned Space Engineering, and the two general managers and launchers of the Long March 2F and Long March 7 carrier rockets Leaders of the team's interim party committee, leaders of the institute's main research and development units and relevant departments at the same level, and representatives of the launch team members attended the ceremony. Wang Guohui, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Rocket Academy, presided over the expedition ceremony.
Is there any official (or unofficial) indication that this will go up on the 15th?
Tsinghua University's Nanostar-4A/B satellite was successfully launched on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraftAt 23:13 on November 15, 2024, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft of China's manned space program was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan on the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Nanostar-4A/B satellite, developed by the team led by Academician You Zheng and Professor Xing Fei of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University, was used as the key payload of the test and flew into space on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, starting the journey of orbital scientific experiments in the space station.Nanosat-4A/B is a space microsystem and remote sensing new technology test satellite established by the intelligent microsystem and nanosatellite team led by Academician You Zheng of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University on the basis of many years of micro-nano satellite research and development. It has achieved miniaturization of satellite devices through unique MEMS, ASIC, 3D-MID and other microsystem manufacturing processes; it has achieved intelligent functional units through multi-source perception, integrated attitude and orbit control and intelligent fusion; it has established ultra-low surface-to-mass ratio flight control, ultra-strong power discharge and multi-mode switching, which can achieve flexible on-orbit operation; the self-developed rate of the entire satellite components of Nanosat-4 is 80%, with high energy density composite energy storage architecture, low surface-to-mass ratio and low power consumption operation, high-precision autonomous navigation and positioning, etc. On the basis of verifying the new generation of nanosatellite microsystem technology, Nanosat-4 will also carry out scientific experimental tasks such as space remote sensing and spacecraft intelligent monitoring.
At 8:26 a.m. Beijing Time on November 16, taikonaut Cai Xuzhe opened the hatch to the #Tianzhou8 cargo spacecraft and entered. Tianzhou-8 has delivered 6 tonnes’ worth of supplies, including living and working consumables, propellant, experimental equipment and materials.
清华大学纳星四号A/B星搭乘天舟八号货运飞船成功发射QuoteTsinghua University's Nanostar-4A/B satellite was successfully launched on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraftAt 23:13 on November 15, 2024, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft of China's manned space program was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan on the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Nanostar-4A/B satellite, developed by the team led by Academician You Zheng and Professor Xing Fei of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University, was used as the key payload of the test and flew into space on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, starting the journey of orbital scientific experiments in the space station.Nanosat-4A/B is a space microsystem and remote sensing new technology test satellite established by the intelligent microsystem and nanosatellite team led by Academician You Zheng of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University on the basis of many years of micro-nano satellite research and development. It has achieved miniaturization of satellite devices through unique MEMS, ASIC, 3D-MID and other microsystem manufacturing processes; it has achieved intelligent functional units through multi-source perception, integrated attitude and orbit control and intelligent fusion; it has established ultra-low surface-to-mass ratio flight control, ultra-strong power discharge and multi-mode switching, which can achieve flexible on-orbit operation; the self-developed rate of the entire satellite components of Nanosat-4 is 80%, with high energy density composite energy storage architecture, low surface-to-mass ratio and low power consumption operation, high-precision autonomous navigation and positioning, etc. On the basis of verifying the new generation of nanosatellite microsystem technology, Nanosat-4 will also carry out scientific experimental tasks such as space remote sensing and spacecraft intelligent monitoring.The Naxing-4A/B (纳星四号A/B星) are the payloads together with Tianzhou-8 launched.
Since I haven't seen others pick up on my recent social media posts on bluesky:Space Force have cataloged an object released from the Chinese Space Station around Apr 6 or 7. 63523/2021-035E is possibly (but far from certainly) the Naxing-4A/B cubesat payload from Tsinghua University that was carried to the station by the Tianzhou-8 freighter in November.Meanwhile I took another look at the data on 2021-035D and conclude that it is also a payload. It was ejected fromCSS on 2024 Dec 6 at about 1730UTC; it made small orbit adjustments on Dec 28, Dec 30 and Jan 4,and reentered on 2025 Apr 10.
Wu Lei @wulei202026 minBye and thank you, Tianzhou-8!At 15:09 Beijing Time on July 8, the #Tianzhou8 cargo spacecraft undocked from the Tiangong space station and switched to independent flight. It is scheduled to carry out a controlled re-entry into the atmosphere in the near future.
CCTV+ @CCTV_PlusThe Tianzhou-8 cargo craft successfully separated from the station combination at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) and switched to independent flight, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The cargo craft will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner in the near future.
Xinhua News Agency, The reporter learned from the China Manned Space Engineering Office that the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft had re-entered the atmosphere under control at 6:42 on the 9th (22h42 UTC on the 8th). Most of the spacecraft's components were ablated and destroyed during the re-entry process, and a small amount of debris fell into the predetermined safe sea area.The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft was launched into orbit at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on November 15, 2024, carrying astronauts' on-orbit consumables, propellants, application (test) equipment and other materials.On July 8, 2025, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft successfully evacuated the space station complex and entered the independent flight phase.
At 15:09 on July 8, 2025, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft successfully evacuated the space station complex and entered the independent flight phase. It will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner in the near future. The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft was launched into orbit at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on November 15, 2024, and has been in orbit for nearly eight months, providing material support for the Shenzhou 19 and 20 crews. Through the short film, let's review the mission process of Tianzhou-8.Tianzhou-8 provides material support for the stable operation of the space stationAt 23:13 on November 15, 2024, the Long March 7 Yao-9 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in my country, and the spacecraft successfully entered the predetermined orbit. Subsequently, Tianzhou-8 adopted a 3-hour autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode and successfully docked at the rear port of the Tianhe core module of the space station. At 8:26 a.m. on the 16th, Shenzhou 19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe opened the hatch of Tianzhou-8 and entered the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft. The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft carried about 6 tons of supplies, mainly used to support the crews of the Shenzhou-19 and Shenzhou-20 astronauts. In addition to the necessities for life and work in orbit and scientific experimental supplies, as well as space station consumables for environmental control and life support, it also brought gift packages for the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and other festivals, as well as personalized birthday gift packages for the astronauts. The space application system carried a total of 458 kilograms of scientific application materials, including experimental payloads, experimental units, experimental samples, spare parts and application consumables.Jin Xuena, Space Application Engineering and Technology Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences: It is mainly used to support scientific experiments in the fields of space life and biotechnology, space materials science, microgravity fluid physics and combustion, and our new space application technology fields, and can support a total of 36 scientific experiments.Tianzhou-8 also carried for the first time "lunar soil bricks" fired with simulated lunar soil components, and carried out exposure experiments on the space station to verify its mechanical, thermal and radiation resistance properties, and accumulate scientific research data for future construction on the moon.Why is Tianzhou-8 so good at "carrying goods"?After continuous optimization and improvement, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft has made a new breakthrough in its cargo-carrying capability in the Tianzhou series. The Tianzhou-8 adopts a 3-hour autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking solution, which is also the normalized docking mode between the Tianzhou spacecraft and the space station in the future.The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft is a fully sealed 4-tank improved model, carrying living supplies, platform equipment, propellants and scientific payloads that can support 3 astronauts in orbit for 9 months.Feng Yong, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation: The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft has a much improved loading capacity before launch compared to the Tianzhou-7, so it is mainly used to transport some time-sensitive cargo, which provides a great technical support for our space station to conduct scientific experiments in orbit. For example, some scientific projects such as biological preparations and cell device cultivation are of great help.The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft adopts a 3-hour autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking solution. Experts say that this is the normalized docking mode between the Tianzhou spacecraft and the space station in the future.Feng Yong, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation: We all hope to have a safer, more stable and more economical rendezvous mode. Compared with other rendezvous and docking, 3 hours is fast, convenient and safer, so it will become the main rendezvous and docking mode for cargo spacecraft in the future.New low-cost transport force will join the "space cargo team"Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is one of the world's largest cargo transport capacity and the most comprehensive on-orbit support capacity. In the future, more forces will join the "cargo team" to further reduce the cost of uplink cargo transportation to China's space station and enhance the flexibility of cargo transportation.It is understood that as the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft and Haolong cargo space shuttle program enter the actual flight verification stage, the cost of "space cargo" in the future will be greatly reduced, and transportation will be more flexible. In the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft program, the spacecraft adopts an integrated single-cabin configuration with spacious space, and the uplink cargo capacity can reach 1.8 tons or even more than 2 tons, which can carry astronauts' living supplies, scientific experimental equipment, scientific payloads, etc. The Lijian-2 liquid carrier rocket will be the main rocket for the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft launch mission. At present, it has completed a number of large-scale ground tests as planned, and signed the ship-rocket interface control documents. The first flight of the "Qingzhou" is just around the corner.At the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the scaled model of the "Haolong" cargo space shuttle was officially unveiled. The aircraft adopts a large wingspan, high lift-to-drag ratio, and reusable aircraft technology solution. It is launched by a carrier rocket and rendezvoused and docked with the space station. After leaving the space station, it will be de-orbited and re-entered to land horizontally on the airport runway. After completing inspection and maintenance, it can perform the mission again. It has outstanding reusability and takes into account both uplink and downlink transportation of the space station. Compared with traditional cargo spacecraft, it has better economy and downlink transportation capacity.The Qingzhou cargo spacecraft and Haolong cargo space shuttle solutions that have obtained the engineering flight verification phase contract will enter the actual flight verification phase. This phase will verify the actual performance, reliability and safety of the two solutions, lay the foundation for subsequent large-scale applications, and build a safe, reliable, diverse, and cost-effective space station ground-to-earth cargo transportation system.
Quote from: mikezang on 11/16/2024 08:05 am清华大学纳星四号A/B星搭乘天舟八号货运飞船成功发射QuoteTsinghua University's Nanostar-4A/B satellite was successfully launched on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraftAt 23:13 on November 15, 2024, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft of China's manned space program was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan on the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Nanostar-4A/B satellite, developed by the team led by Academician You Zheng and Professor Xing Fei of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University, was used as the key payload of the test and flew into space on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, starting the journey of orbital scientific experiments in the space station.Nanosat-4A/B is a space microsystem and remote sensing new technology test satellite established by the intelligent microsystem and nanosatellite team led by Academician You Zheng of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University on the basis of many years of micro-nano satellite research and development. It has achieved miniaturization of satellite devices through unique MEMS, ASIC, 3D-MID and other microsystem manufacturing processes; it has achieved intelligent functional units through multi-source perception, integrated attitude and orbit control and intelligent fusion; it has established ultra-low surface-to-mass ratio flight control, ultra-strong power discharge and multi-mode switching, which can achieve flexible on-orbit operation; the self-developed rate of the entire satellite components of Nanosat-4 is 80%, with high energy density composite energy storage architecture, low surface-to-mass ratio and low power consumption operation, high-precision autonomous navigation and positioning, etc. On the basis of verifying the new generation of nanosatellite microsystem technology, Nanosat-4 will also carry out scientific experimental tasks such as space remote sensing and spacecraft intelligent monitoring.The Naxing-4A/B (纳星四号A/B星) are the payloads together with Tianzhou-8 launched.Do we have missed it? Tianzhou-8 released Naxing-4A on Dec 4th 2024 and Naxing-4B on Apr 7th 2025 (Source).Addendum: I just found the notice by Jonathan from the Tiangong thread. Quote from: jcm on 04/12/2025 02:16 amSince I haven't seen others pick up on my recent social media posts on bluesky:Space Force have cataloged an object released from the Chinese Space Station around Apr 6 or 7. 63523/2021-035E is possibly (but far from certainly) the Naxing-4A/B cubesat payload from Tsinghua University that was carried to the station by the Tianzhou-8 freighter in November.Meanwhile I took another look at the data on 2021-035D and conclude that it is also a payload. It was ejected fromCSS on 2024 Dec 6 at about 1730UTC; it made small orbit adjustments on Dec 28, Dec 30 and Jan 4,and reentered on 2025 Apr 10.Now we know for sure that they were Naxing-4A and B.
Quote from: limen4 on 06/16/2025 09:36 amQuote from: mikezang on 11/16/2024 08:05 am清华大学纳星四号A/B星搭乘天舟八号货运飞船成功发射QuoteTsinghua University's Nanostar-4A/B satellite was successfully launched on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraftAt 23:13 on November 15, 2024, Beijing time, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft of China's manned space program was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan on the Long March-7 Yao-9 carrier rocket, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Nanostar-4A/B satellite, developed by the team led by Academician You Zheng and Professor Xing Fei of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University, was used as the key payload of the test and flew into space on the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft, starting the journey of orbital scientific experiments in the space station.Nanosat-4A/B is a space microsystem and remote sensing new technology test satellite established by the intelligent microsystem and nanosatellite team led by Academician You Zheng of the Department of Precision Instruments of Tsinghua University on the basis of many years of micro-nano satellite research and development. It has achieved miniaturization of satellite devices through unique MEMS, ASIC, 3D-MID and other microsystem manufacturing processes; it has achieved intelligent functional units through multi-source perception, integrated attitude and orbit control and intelligent fusion; it has established ultra-low surface-to-mass ratio flight control, ultra-strong power discharge and multi-mode switching, which can achieve flexible on-orbit operation; the self-developed rate of the entire satellite components of Nanosat-4 is 80%, with high energy density composite energy storage architecture, low surface-to-mass ratio and low power consumption operation, high-precision autonomous navigation and positioning, etc. On the basis of verifying the new generation of nanosatellite microsystem technology, Nanosat-4 will also carry out scientific experimental tasks such as space remote sensing and spacecraft intelligent monitoring.The Naxing-4A/B (纳星四号A/B星) are the payloads together with Tianzhou-8 launched.Do we have missed it? Tianzhou-8 released Naxing-4A on Dec 4th 2024 and Naxing-4B on Apr 7th 2025 (Source).Addendum: I just found the notice by Jonathan from the Tiangong thread. Quote from: jcm on 04/12/2025 02:16 amSince I haven't seen others pick up on my recent social media posts on bluesky:Space Force have cataloged an object released from the Chinese Space Station around Apr 6 or 7. 63523/2021-035E is possibly (but far from certainly) the Naxing-4A/B cubesat payload from Tsinghua University that was carried to the station by the Tianzhou-8 freighter in November.Meanwhile I took another look at the data on 2021-035D and conclude that it is also a payload. It was ejected fromCSS on 2024 Dec 6 at about 1730UTC; it made small orbit adjustments on Dec 28, Dec 30 and Jan 4,and reentered on 2025 Apr 10.Now we know for sure that they were Naxing-4A and B.So were they ejected directly from TZ-8 when it was docked to the CSS? Or taken aboard CSS from TZ-8 and deployed from the airlock?
