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LIVE: Tianzhou-1 - CZ-7 (Y2) - WSLC, LC201 - April 20, 2017 (11:41 UTC)
by
Satori
on 11 Sep, 2014 14:48
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TZ-1 Tianzhou-1 is schedule for launch in 2016. This will be the first Chinese logistics mission to a space station.
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#1
by
Satori
on 08 Mar, 2015 18:02
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#2
by
Phillip Clark
on 08 Mar, 2015 18:37
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#3
by
Nordren
on 08 Mar, 2015 21:58
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Tiangong-2 on the CZ-5? That's what the article says! Surely something is wrong here.
Do we know yet how big TG-2 is going to be? If they've gone big, CZ-5 would be the only option, right?
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#4
by
Phillip Clark
on 09 Mar, 2015 06:13
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Tiangong-2 on the CZ-5? That's what the article says! Surely something is wrong here.
Do we know yet how big TG-2 is going to be? If they've gone big, CZ-5 would be the only option, right?
Tiangong 2 is supposed to be the TG 1 back-up with some modifications, so I would expect roughly the same mass.
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#5
by
Nordren
on 09 Mar, 2015 06:37
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I had a look at Chinese language press - they say CZ-7. An error in translation then, most likely.
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#6
by
beidou
on 25 Jun, 2016 19:59
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This launch will be in April of 2017.
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#7
by
plutogno
on 09 Sep, 2016 15:54
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#8
by
ace5
on 20 Sep, 2016 14:34
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#9
by
wsl2005
on 14 Jan, 2017 07:57
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#10
by
Nordren
on 17 Jan, 2017 10:27
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China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory (Xinhua)
"A review meeting was convened last Thursday, during which officials and experts unanimously concluded that the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft had met all the requirements to leave the factory.
The take-off weight of Tianzhou-1 is 13 tonnes and it can ship material of up to six tonnes."
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#11
by
eeergo
on 13 Feb, 2017 11:29
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#12
by
Phillip Clark
on 13 Feb, 2017 11:54
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Four propulsion system chambers at the rear, unlike two on Tiangong. Maybe because the cargo freighters are nearly twice the mass at launch?
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#13
by
GELORD
on 14 Feb, 2017 07:39
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#14
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 14 Feb, 2017 09:26
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Some images of TZ-1 (and what looks like a Shenzhou orbital module?) in ChinaSpaceFlight's twitter:
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/831085372687781888
Arrived Feb 3rd in Hainan, mid-March scheduled for the CZ-7 carrier.
That thing is probably the pressurized compartment of the 2nd TZ unit - wrong launch site for Shenzhou I'm afraid.
Launch is scheduled for mid-late April.
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#15
by
lucspace
on 27 Feb, 2017 12:36
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Video on TZ-1 showing brief look inside:
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#16
by
hal9000
on 27 Feb, 2017 15:51
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Interesting shot of the interior. What's the point of all that cargo if there is no one on board Tiangong-2 to unload it?!
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#17
by
hektor
on 27 Feb, 2017 16:03
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Well either there is a robot on board or Tiangong-2 has two docking ports.
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#18
by
russianhalo117
on 27 Feb, 2017 16:53
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Well either there is a robot on board or Tiangong-2 has two docking ports.
could be ballast in the bags or a loading test on the ground
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#19
by
ZachS09
on 27 Feb, 2017 17:10
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