China’s Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft is expected to perform a controlled reentry on 2022-07-27 (Beijing time), with engines fired to target a reentry over the South Pacific.
Tianzhou-3 launched in September 2021 to deliver supplies to the Tianhe space station module ahead of the six-month Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.
Tianhe was supported by the Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3 logistics missions for the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 crews respectively.
Tianzhou-3 launched on 2021-09-20 to deliver nearly 6,000 kg of provisions, equipment, and experiments for the Shenzhou-13 mission.
Tianzhou-3 completed automated rapid rendezvous and docking maneuvers with Tianhe at 10:08 p.m. Eastern on the day of launch.
Tianzhou-3 will provide supplies and other equipment for a six-month visit to Tianhe by the Shenzhou-13 crew.
Tianzhou-3 will be the fourth of 11 missions planned for Chinese space station construction.
China is preparing to launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft on a Long March 7 rocket with launch targeted for 2021-09-20.
The Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft rolled out at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in south China on 2021-09-16.
The crewed Shenzhou-13 mission was planned to follow Tianzhou-3 in October 2021.
The Tianzhou 3 space station cargo mission is being prepared for launch in mid-September to provide supplies ahead of the Shenzhou 13 mission in October.
The Long March 7 rocket to launch Tianzhou-3 arrived at the Wenchang spaceport earlier 2021-08-16 and is expected to launch around 2021-09-20.
Tianzhou-3 will deliver supplies for the October Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.
The Tianzhou-3 mission will provide supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-13 crewed mission planned to launch in October.
A Long March 7 rocket was being shipped to Wenchang, Hainan Island to launch the Tianzhou-3 mission in mid–late 2021-09-01 ahead of the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.
The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft will deliver supplies to the Tianhe module a month before the Shenzhou-13 launch.