Rendering of Tianhe core module with the robotic arm at docking position
Module statistics
COSPAR ID
2021-035A
Part of
Tiangong
Launch date
29 April 2021, 03:23:15 UTC[1]
Launch vehicle
Long March 5B (Y2)
Mass
22,500 kg (49,600 lb) [2][3][4][5][6]
Length
16.6 m (54 ft) [7]
Width
4.2 m (14 ft) [7]
Pressurised volume
113m³[6] habitable: 51m³[6]
Tianhe
Chinese
天和
Literal meaning
Heaven-Peace (or Heavenly Harmony)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiānhé
IPA
[tʰjɛ́n.xɤ̌]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tīn-wòh
Jyutping
Tin1-wo4
IPA
[tʰiːn˥wɔː˩]
Tianhe (Chinese: 天和; pinyin: Tiānhé; lit. 'Harmony of the Heavens'),[8][9] officially the Tianhe core module (Chinese: 天和核心舱), is the first module to launch of the Tiangong space station. It was launched into orbit on 29 April 2021,[1] as the first launch of the final phase of Tiangong program, part of the China Manned Space Program (Project 921).[3][5]
Tianhe follows the earlier projects Salyut, Skylab, Mir, International Space Station, Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 space stations.[10] It is the first module of a third-generation Chinese modular space station. Other examples of modular station projects include the Soviet/Russian Mir and the International Space Station. Operations will be controlled from the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.[5]
In 2018, a fullscale mockup of Tianhe was publicly presented at China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai.[11][12] In October 2020, China selected 18 new astronauts ahead of the space station construction to participate in the country's space station project.[13]
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