The Tianhe core cabin of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft completes autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking
Source: China Aerospace News Date: September 20, 2021
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the orbital state setting after it entered orbit. At 22:08 on September 20, Beijing time, it successfully docked to the space station Tianhe core using the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode. The whole process takes about 6.5 hours to the rear port of the cabin.
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Tianzhou-3 is loaded with astronaut living supplies, extravehicular space suits and expedition consumables, space station platform materials, some loads and propellants, etc. After completing the rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module and the Tianzhou-2 assembly, it will be transferred Enter the flight status of the three-cabin (ship) combination.
The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and the carrier rocket for its launch mission are all developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. (Yang Cheng, Zhang Xiaoning)
