China News Service, Wenchang, April 29 (Guo Chaokai) At 11:23 on April 29th, Beijing time, the Long March 5B Yao-2 carrier rocket carrying the space station Tianhe core module ignited at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. After 494 seconds, the core module of Tianhe successfully separated from the rocket and entered the scheduled orbit. At 12:36, the two wings of the solar panels were deployed smoothly and working normally, and the launch mission was a complete success.
At 11:23 on April 29, Beijing time, China launched the space station Tianhe core module with the Long March 5B Yao-2 carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Guo Chaokai
The success of this launch mission marked the full launch of the orbital assembly and construction of the Chinese space station, laying a solid foundation for subsequent key technology verification and the smooth implementation of the space station assembly and construction.
The Tianhe core module is the first section of the Chinese space station to launch into orbit. It is mainly used for unified control and management of the space station. It has long-term autonomous flight capabilities and can support astronauts to stay for a long time to carry out space medicine, space science experiments and technical experiments. With a take-off mass of 22.5 tons, it is currently the largest and most complex spacecraft independently developed by China.
In the future, the Tianhe core module will welcome visits from the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou manned spacecraft. After the key technology verification of the space station is fully completed, it will rendezvous and dock with the Wentian experimental module and the Mengtian experimental module to complete the three-cabin combination of the space station. On-orbit assembly and construction.
At 11:23 on April 29, Beijing time, China launched the space station Tianhe core module with the Long March 5B Yao-2 carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei
The launch vehicle and the core module of the Tianhe core modules participating in this launch mission were developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the China Academy of Space Technology, which are affiliated to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
This is the 367th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
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