The Tianzhou (Hanzi: 天舟; Pinyin: Tiān Zhōu; harfiah: 'Heavenly Ship') is a Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed from China's first prototype space station Tiangong-1 to resupply its modular space station. It was first launched (Tianzhou 1) on the Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang on April 20, 2017[1] and demonstrated autonomous propellant transfer (space refueling).[2][3]

Tianzhou
Ilustrasi dari pesawat ruang angkasa Tianzhou.
Negara asalCINA
OperatorCMSA
Spesifikasi
Tipe wahana antariksaPesawat ruang angkasa kargo otomatis
Massa luncurUp to 13.500 kg (29.800 pon)
Kapasitas muatanUp to 6.500 kg (14.300 pon)
Dimensi106 m × 335 m (348 ft × 1.099 ft)
Volume15 m3 (530 cu ft)
Produksi
StatusAktif
Selesai dibuat5
Dipesan1
Diluncurkan4
Operasional2
Peluncuran pertamaTianzhou 1
Peluncuran terkiniTianzhou 4
Wahana antariksa terkait
PendahuluTiangong-1

The first version of Tianzhou has a mass of 12,910 kg and can carry 6,500 kg of cargo.

  1. ^ Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag <ref> tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernama nsf-20160625
  2. ^ Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag <ref> tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernama copuos2016tech20E
  3. ^ Clark, Stephen (17 September 2017). "Chinese space station freighter concludes refueling demo mission". Spaceflight Now. Diakses tanggal 5 May 2018.