China News Service, Beijing, March 31 (Ma Shuisha) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft was controlled to re-enter the atmosphere at 18:40 on March 31, Beijing time.
Most of the spacecraft's components were ablated and destroyed, and a small amount of debris fell into the predetermined safe waters of the South Pacific.
Tianzhou-2 is the first cargo spacecraft launched in the key technology verification stage of China's space station. It was launched into orbit on May 29, 2021. This is also the first applied flight of my country's space station cargo transportation system, sending 6.8 tons to the space station. Supply supplies.
During its in-orbit operation, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft has conducted 4 rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module, and completed a number of expansions such as spacecraft orbital flight, robotic arm transfer module verification, and manual remote operation rendezvous and docking as planned. Application test.
After being separated from the space station, the spacecraft's propellant margin was fully utilized to successfully implement a 2-hour rapid rendezvous test between the cargo spacecraft and the space station, accumulating experience for the orbital construction and operation management of the space station.
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