Tianzhou-4 - CZ-7 - Wenchang - May 9, 2022 (17:56:37 UTC)

• Tianzhou-4 - CZ-7 - Wenchang - May 9, 2022 (17:56:37 UTC) by beidou on 10 Jun, 2017 14:17
• Tianzhou-4 will be launched in 2022.
• #1 by mikezang on 09 Apr, 2022 07:24
• 天宫空间站拉开建造大幕：天舟四号誓师动员大会！图解组装流程
  

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  The construction of Tiangong Space Station kicked off: Tianzhou-4 swearing-in meeting! Graphical Assembly Process
  
  Recently, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center held the "Space Station Construction and Tianzhou-4 Mission Pledge Mobilization Conference".
  
  A few days ago, Tianzhou-2 has been controlled to re-enter the earth's atmosphere, leaving the forward docking port of the Tianhe core module, and the crew of Shenzhou 13 will return to Earth soon. This will mean that the "key technology verification phase" of the Tiangong space station is coming to an end, and the Tianzhou-4 mission will kick off the "on-orbit assembly and construction phase" of the Tiangong space station.
  
  Tianzhou-4 will be launched on the Long March 7 Yao-5 carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, and its corresponding supply mission is the Shenzhou 14 flight crew. The No. 4 will fly from the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module to the forward docking port to prepare for the arrival of Tianzhou-4.
  
  We will complete the on-orbit assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station in the remaining 9 months of this year. There will be a total of 6 launches. The launch sequence is as follows:
  
  1. Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft/Long March-7 Yao-5 carrier rocket, launch site: Wenchang Space Launch Site;
  
  2. Shenzhou 14 manned spacecraft/Long March 2F Yao 14 carrier rocket, launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center;
  
  3. Wentian experimental module I/Long March 5B remote three thrust launch vehicles, launch site: Wenchang Space Launch Site;
  
  4. Mengtian experimental module II/Long March 5B Yao four thrust launch vehicles, launch site: Wenchang Space Launch Site;
  
  5. Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft/Long March 7 Yao 6 carrier rocket, launch site: Wenchang Space Launch Site;
  
  6. Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft/Long March 2F Yao 15 launch vehicle, launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
  
  It can be seen that Wenchang Space Launch Site has undertaken 4 of these missions. At present, the high-density launch business capability of a new generation of carrier rockets has been formed here. 16 major space launch missions, including the lunar sampling return probe and the Tianwen-1 Mars probe.
  
  Wenchang Space Launch Site is known as "China's Planetary Exploration Homeport" and "China's New Homeport for Lunar Exploration". In the future, it will expand the launch capacity of heavy-duty launch vehicles and become the "Manned Lunar Exploration Homeport".

  The CZ-7 and Tianzhou-4 has shipped to Qinglan by Xu Yang 16 and will be launched in May 10.

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• #2 by Satori on 12 Apr, 2022 09:22
• From Xinhua,
  
  Rocket for China's Tianzhou-4 mission arrives at launch site.
  
  China's Long March-7 Y5 rocket, which will launch the new cargo craft for the country's space station, arrived at the launch site in the southern island province of Hainan on Monday.
• #3 by mikezang on 13 Apr, 2022 08:33
• https://weibo.com/6884222611/LogrIkLUk
• #4 by Bean Kenobi on 13 Apr, 2022 09:04
• Quote from: mikezang on 13 Apr, 2022 08:33

  [url]https://weibo.com/6884222611/LogrIkLUk]https://weibo.com/6884222611/LogrIkLUk][url]https://weibo.com/6884222611/LogrIkLUk[/url]
  

  
  https://weibo.com/6884222611/LogrIkLUk
• #5 by centaurinasa on 16 Apr, 2022 12:41
• https://twitter.com/TiangongStation/status/1515268918100721665?cxt=HHwWgoCsqbDDqIcqAAAA
• #6 by mikezang on 26 Apr, 2022 11:25
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  B1092/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /000/999/1434N11658E088
  A) RPHI B) 2205091700 C) 2205132100
  D) 1700-2100
  E) SPECIAL OPS (AEROSPACE FLT ACT) WILL TAKE PLACE WI:
  15 44 00N 116 08 00E -
  15 16 00N 115 40 00E -
  13 20 00N 117 44 00E -
  14 00 00N 118 20 00E -
  15 44 00N 116 08 00E.
  F) SFC G) UNL

  It will be May 9.
• #7 by mikezang on 03 May, 2022 03:20
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  B1159/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QANLC/I /NBO/E /000/999/1228N11729E245
  A) RPHI B) 2205091600 C) 2205132200
  E) RNAV RTE CLSD DUE AEROSPACE FLT ACT:
  M754 BTN AKOTA AND NOBEN
  L625 BTN ARESI AND AKOTA
  L628 BTN ARESI AND IBOBI
  
  ALTN RTE:
  M754: AKOTA A583 REKEL M765 NOBEN M754 VINIK OR VICE VERSA
  L625: ARESI DCT NOBEN M765 REKEL A583 AKOTA L625
  L628: ARESI DCT NOBEN M765 MIA OR VICE VERSA
  
  RMK:
  1. FLT ENTERING MANILA FIR VIA ARESI L625 CAN ALTERNATIVELY FPL
     TO ENTER MANILA VIA PANDI M765 REKEL A583 AKOTA FPR
  2. EXP DCT ROUTING WHEN AVBL.

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  B1191/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QANLC/I /NBO/E /000/999/1228N11729E245
  A) RPHI B) 2205091600 C) 2205132200
  D) 1600-2200
  E) RNAV RTE CLSD DUE AEROSPACE FLT ACT:
  M754 BTN AKOTA AND NOBEN
  L625 BTN ARESI AND AKOTA
  L628 BTN ARESI AND IBOBI
  
  ALTN RTE:
  M754: AKOTA A583 REKEL M765 NOBEN M754 VINIK OR VICE VERSA
  L625: ARESI DCT NOBEN M765 REKEL A583 AKOTA L625
  L628: ARESI DCT NOBEN M765 MIA OR VICE VERSA
  
  RMK:
  1. FLT ENTERING MANILA FIR VIA ARESI L625 CAN ALTERNATIVELY FPL
     TO ENTER MANILA VIA PANDI M765 REKEL A583 AKOTA FPR
  2. EXP DCT ROUTING WHEN AVBL.

  The launch time might be 2:00 UTC.
• #8 by mikezang on 06 May, 2022 00:46
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  A0967/22 NOTAMN
  Q) ZJSA/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/1937N11057E006
  A) ZJSA B) 2205091746 C) 2205091806
  E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED CENTERED AT 1937E11057 WITH
  RADIUS OF 10KM. VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL.
  F) SFC G) UNL
• #9 by mikezang on 06 May, 2022 07:51
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  B1180/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /000/999/1506N11627E045
  A) RPHI B) 2205091758 C) 2205091811
  E) SPECIAL OPS (AEROSPACE FLT ACT) WILL TAKE PLACE WI:
  15 45 00N 116 06 00E -
  14 51 00N 117 09 00E -
  14 27 00N 116 47 00E -
  15 20 00N 115 44 00E -
  15 45 00N 116 06 00E.
  F) SFC G) UNL

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  B1181/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /000/999/1424N11715E028
  A) RPHI B) 2205091758 C) 2205091815
  E) SPECIAL OPS (AEROSPACE FLT ACT) WILL TAKE PLACE WI:
  14 50 00N 117 13 00E -
  14 25 00N 117 43 00E -
  13 57 00N 117 16 00E -
  14 22 00N 116 47 00E -
  14 50 00N 117 13 00E.
  F) SFC G) UNL

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  B1182/22 NOTAMN
  Q) RPHI/QRALW/IV/NBO/W /000/999/1355N11747E032
  A) RPHI B) 2205091759 C) 2205091821
  E) SPECIAL OPS (AEROSPACE FLT ACT) WILL TAKE PLACE WI:
  14 25 00N 117 46 00E -
  13 56 00N 118 19 00E -
  13 25 00N 117 50 00E -
  13 53 00N 117 16 00E -
  14 25 00N 117 46 00E.
  F) SFC G) UNL

  What does this mean?
• #10 by lea.bernier on 06 May, 2022 11:23
• B1092/22 NOTAMN has been cut in 3 parts and only for May 9 --> more precise
• #11 by Conexion Espacial on 07 May, 2022 01:56
• The CZ-7 Yao 5 rocket with the Tianzhou 4 spacecraft has been brought to the launch pad.
  Source: CASC

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• #12 by newfrontiers on 07 May, 2022 02:13

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• #13 by ddspaceman on 07 May, 2022 03:29
• https://twitter.com/ChinaScience/status/1522776988288643074
  
  
• #14 by mikezang on 07 May, 2022 09:15

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• #15 by ddspaceman on 07 May, 2022 18:35
• https://twitter.com/TiangongStation/status/1522788531533348865
  
  
• #16 by newfrontiers on 08 May, 2022 12:45

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• #17 by ddspaceman on 09 May, 2022 05:18
• https://twitter.com/SpaceIntellige3/status/1523392866562699265
  
  
• #18 by Galactic Penguin SST on 09 May, 2022 09:08
• #19 by mikezang on 09 May, 2022 11:20
• https://live.bilibili.com/21694659?broadcast_type=0&is_room_feed=1&share_medium=android&share_plat=android&share_session_id=87512eb0-0da7-4583-b495-7d84b3f2eb0a&share_source=COPY&share_tag=s_i&timestamp=1652094074&unique_k=JJWtQpU
  Bilibili Live.
• #20 by Galactic Penguin SST on 09 May, 2022 14:20
• Official English stream:
• #21 by ChrisGebhardt on 09 May, 2022 15:53
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09 May, 2022 14:20

  Official English stream:
  

  
  This feed appears to have stopped a few minutes ago.  No longer live.
• #22 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 15:54
• Launch broadcast
  
• #23 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 16:42
• Propellant loading of the CZ-7 rocket has been completed.
• #24 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 16:57
• The second hatch of the launch pad has been opened.

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• #25 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 17:11
• English coverage
  
• #26 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 17:19
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  Tianzhou-4 docking with space station 6.5 hours after launch.https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1523636356261756929
• #27 by Prettz on 09 May, 2022 17:21
• Quote from: Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 17:11

  English coverage
  
  

  Why does the stream title already say "successfully launches Tianzhou-4"?
• #28 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 17:21
• The third compound has opened and the rocket is now visible.

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• #29 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:32

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• #30 by Galactic Penguin SST on 09 May, 2022 17:33
• Exact T-0 will be at 17:56:30 UTC.
• #31 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:36
• T-20 minutes

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• #32 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:41
• About 15 minutes to launch

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• #33 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:44
• Local temperature and wind speed

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• #34 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:46
• T-10 minutes

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• #35 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:49

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• #36 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:51
• T-5 minutes
  
  CCTV coverage is about 45 seconds behind real time

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• #37 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:54
• Venting has stopped

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• #38 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:55
• T-1 minute

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• #39 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:56
• Final swing arms opening.

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• #40 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:57
• Liftoff!

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• #41 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:58

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• #42 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 17:59

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• #43 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:00
• Booster sep

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• #44 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:01
• Staging and fairing sep

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• #45 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:02
• Second stage now powering TZ-4 into orbit

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• #46 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:03
• T+6 minutes

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• #47 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:05

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• #48 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:06
• Planned shutdown of two second-stage engines

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• #49 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:07
• SECO and S/C sep

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• #50 by William Graham on 09 May, 2022 18:10
• Solar panel deployment

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• #51 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 18:22
• The ship's antenna has been deployed.

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• #52 by Satori on 09 May, 2022 18:43
• Exact launch time: 17:56:37.376UTC
• #53 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 19:01
• Mission Patch

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• #54 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 19:02
• Thianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft

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• #55 by Conexion Espacial on 09 May, 2022 22:01
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  Thianzhou-4 and CSS have been sighted.https://twitter.com/legionelmelenas/status/1523771262408871937
• #56 by Satori on 09 May, 2022 22:23
• A few launch photos...

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• #57 by Satori on 09 May, 2022 22:24
• ...and another two.

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• #58 by Conexion Espacial on 10 May, 2022 00:18
• Thianzhou-4 arrived at the waiting point 400 meters from the CSS, open another waiting point at 00 meters.

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• #59 by Conexion Espacial on 10 May, 2022 00:23
• Docking will be at approximately 01:00 UTC.

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• #60 by Conexion Espacial on 10 May, 2022 00:58
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  Docking Confirmed!
  
  Capture: 00:47 UTC
  Hard mate 00:49 UTC

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• #61 by luhai167 on 10 May, 2022 03:10
• close up of the cz-7 launch .
  https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1LZ4y1a7FW
• #62 by otter on 10 May, 2022 04:28
• China's cargo craft docks with space station combination
  
  https://english.news.cn/20220510/7ea9027f3f9d4dd0a390cfdb0c541dfc/c.html
• #63 by Steven Pietrobon on 10 May, 2022 07:50
• SciNews videos of launch and docking.
  
  
  
  
• #64 by Rondaz on 10 May, 2022 10:09
• CelesTrak has a TLE for 1 object from the launch (2022-050) of TIANZHOU-4 atop a Long March-7 from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on May 9 at 1756 UTC:
  
  https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1523855401715789824
• #65 by eeergo on 10 May, 2022 15:30
• Wowzers (core-upper stage separation, with interstage ring caught in between):
  
  https://twitter.com/SegerYu/status/1524048540074651648
• #66 by GELORD on 11 May, 2022 17:19
• Quote from: Satori on 09 May, 2022 18:43

  Exact launch time: 17:56:37.376UTC
  

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• #67 by Fmedici on 13 May, 2022 10:52
• https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1524423632209948673
  
  https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1524983466923659264
• #68 by Rondaz on 19 May, 2022 13:56
• The Long March-7 Y5 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-4, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 10, 2022.
  
  https://twitter.com/SpaceGirlLina/status/1524261403485343744
• #69 by Conexion Espacial on 26 May, 2022 01:10
• https://twitter.com/ChinaScience/status/1529628382668853248
• #70 by Rondaz on 26 May, 2022 01:52
• The 6-tonne CZ-7 second stage rocket that launched Tianzhou-4 on May 9 reentered overTunisia at 0928 UTC May 25.
  
  https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1529640435261612033
• #71 by Rondaz on 26 May, 2022 01:55
• Here's the path a few minutes either side of the reentry time
  
  https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1529640751562375168
• #72 by eeergo on 09 Nov, 2022 08:32
• Tianzhou-4 has departed CSS in anticipation of its next sibling coming up with fresh supplies.
  
  https://twitter.com/vony7_/status/1590245610430803968
• #73 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 08:52
• https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1590280513876811776
  
  

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  Tianzhou-4, which launched in May to deliver supplies to Tianhe ahead of the arrival of the Shenzhou-14 crew, has undocked from the now-completed Tiangong space station at 0655 UTC ahead of deorbiting. Meanwhile on Earth... (1/2) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0mvSVwRbuO3N…
• #74 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 09:08
• https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1590251210770354177
  
  

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  After completing all tasks, the Tianzhou-4 cargo ship separated from #ChinaSpaceStation at 2:55pm Beijing time on Wednesday. Tianzhou-4 was launched from the #Wenchang spacecraft launch site on May 10th, 2022. It delivered about 6 tons of goods and supplies to the space station.

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• #75 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 11:42
• #76 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Nov, 2022 17:38
• https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1590409283275227136
  
  

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  Photo of the China Space Station taken by Tianzhou-4 from 200m distance.
  Tianzhou-4 undocked from Tianhe Core Module at ~06:55UTC on NOV.09

  
  Edit to add:
  
  https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1590409839997775872
  
  

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  19m away
  weibo.com/1971177973/Mee…

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• #77 by FutureSpaceTourist on 11 Nov, 2022 05:32
• https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1590940708357435392
  
  

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  A moment to remember!
  
  We can finally see the entirety of the #Tiangong Space Station T-shaped structure after the #Tianzhou4 cargo spacecraft undocked.

  
  
• #78 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 Nov, 2022 05:46
• https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1592027463164792837
  
  

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  Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft deployed a (6U?) cubesat: Zhixing-3A (智星三号A, SmartSAT-3A), at 22:02UTC on NOV.13. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UctG2x_1ugyI…
  
  The reentry of Tianzhou-4 is planned for NOV.15

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• #79 by Rondaz on 14 Nov, 2022 09:00
• A vague Weibo post seems saying Tianzhou-4 has just released a cubesat, the dot in this photo
  
  https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1591959891148935169
• #80 by Rondaz on 14 Nov, 2022 13:55
• Thank you for hard work, #Tianzhou4!The Tianzhou-4 will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner on Nov. 15, 2022. Most of the remains will be destroyed during the re-entry process, and a small amount of debris will fall into predetermined safe waters in the South Pacific.
  
  https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1592084726063341568
• #81 by Rondaz on 15 Nov, 2022 01:56
• JUST IN: Tianzhou-4 reentered at ~23:21UTC on NOV.14
  
  https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1592313028254793729
• #82 by FutureSpaceTourist on 15 Nov, 2022 05:48
• https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1592407053498449921
  
  

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  The Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft made a controlled reentry into the atmosphere over the South Pacific ocean at ~2321 Nov. 14, according to China's human spaceflight agency. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jXy9xDRvfkgD…

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• #83 by FutureSpaceTourist on 15 Nov, 2022 05:51
• https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1592403038215426048
  
  

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  Farewell Tianzhou-4! After its 189 days of service and recent detaching from Tiangong Space Station (CSS), Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft has been controlled to reenter atmosphere at southern Pacific Ocean at UTC 23:21, Nov 14. Source: buff.ly/3hJF7KR

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• #84 by Rondaz on 15 Nov, 2022 12:12
• A CCTV snapshot shows the final segment of Tianzhou4 trajectory that enables us to reconstruct 2 key moments:
  
  2321UTC, time of reentry in CMSA official statement, right above a small island of Solomon Islands (11°54'S 170°11'E)
  2335UTC, communication with Tianzhou-4 was lost
  
  https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1592403265744146432
• #85 by FutureSpaceTourist on 15 Nov, 2022 23:20
• https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1592670692478418946
  
  

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  The Zhixing-3A cubesat ejected from Tianzhou-4 on Nov 13 has been cataloged as 54245, in a 375 x 396 km x 41.5 deg orbit
• #86 by Rondaz on 09 Dec, 2022 22:36
• The Earth-Moon photographic satellite taken by the Zhixing-3A 😁satellite was released by the cargo ship Tianzhou-4 at 06:02 on 11-14. Zhixing-3A is a software radio shared satellite developed by Zhixing Space. It is equipped with a wide-field camera and a space environment perception payload, which can be used for large-field-of-view photography and on-orbit verification of high-precision attitude control algorithms. As a public welfare satellite, the data will be free and open. The satellite will support the high-quality transformation and development of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province.
  
  https://twitter.com/SegerYu/status/1601260339085344769
• #87 by FutureSpaceTourist on 12 Aug, 2023 06:48
• https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1690195947165564928
  
  

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  Images taken by SmartSat-3A, which was deployed from Tianzhou-4 last year