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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2022-085ALaunched 7/24/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Wentian Mission
Launch Vehicle
Long March 5B
Launch Date
7/24/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
242 km
Inclination
41.37 deg
Dry Mass
21,500 kg
Total Mass
23,050 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-085A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1123
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Mentions
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A Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket will launch the roughly 22-ton Wentian experiment module around 02:20 a.m. ET (0620 UTC) on 2022-07-24 according to area clearance notices.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.6Aug 2, 2022China prepares for launch of second space station module
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China will launch the Wentian experiment module to its under-construction space station from the Wenchang spaceport later 2022-08.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 2, 2022China prepares for launch of second space station module

Tianhe performed orbital adjustments earlier 2022-08 to prepare for the arrival of Wentian.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 2, 2022China prepares for launch of second space station module

The Long March 5B launched on 2022-07-24 and delivered the Wentian space station module into orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Jul 30, 2022Long March 5B rocket stage makes fiery uncontrolled reentry over Indian Ocean

The Wentian and Mengtian modules will be transpositioned from Tianhe’s forward docking port to lateral docking ports using a 10-meter-long robotic arm that launched with Tianhe.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 30, 2022Long March 5B rocket stage makes fiery uncontrolled reentry over Indian Ocean

China launched the Wentian space station module on 2022-07-24.

PlanValue 4.8Jul 26, 2022Massive Long March 5B booster predicted to reenter on July 31

The Wentian experiment module used its own propulsion system to match orbit with Tianhe and completed rendezvous and docking with a forward docking port at 3:13 p.m. Eastern on 2022-07-24.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 24, 2022Second module docks at China’s space station, large rocket stage tracked in orbit

Both Wentian and Mengtian will be transposed to lateral docking ports to complete the planned T-shaped Tiangong space station.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 24, 2022Second module docks at China’s space station, large rocket stage tracked in orbit

The Wentian experiment module launched atop a Long March 5B rocket at 2:22 a.m. Eastern from the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 24, 2022Second module docks at China’s space station, large rocket stage tracked in orbit

Wentian will deploy 30-meter-long solar arrays to increase the power available to the Tiangong space station.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 14, 2022China prepares for July 24 launch of second space station module

A Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket will launch the Wentian experiment module from Wenchang spaceport around 02:20 a.m. ET (0620 UTC) on 2022-07-24.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 14, 2022China prepares for July 24 launch of second space station module

Wentian includes a small robotic arm designed to work with the larger robotic arm on Tianhe.

CapabilityValue 3.8May 31, 2022Rocket to launch China’s next space station module arrives at launch center

The Wentian and Mengtian space station modules, each weighing more than 20 metric tons, are expected to launch in the second half of 2022.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 9, 2022China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022

The Tiangong station’s Wentian module is expected to launch around June 2022.

PlanValue 3.0Jan 3, 2022China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space

Experiment modules Wentian and Mengtian are planned to launch in 2022 following completion of Shenzhou-14 and the launch of Tianzhou-4.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 15, 2021Shenzhou-13 heads for space station after reaching orbit

The Wentian experiment module is planned to launch in May–June 2022 and the Mengtian experiment module is planned to launch in August–September 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 20, 2021Tianzhou-3 spacecraft docks with Chinese space station

The two experiment modules Wentian and Mengtian were planned for launch in May–June 2022 and August–September 2022 respectively in the construction schedule.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 17, 2021Shenzhou-12 astronauts return to Earth after 3-month space station mission

Tianhe will be joined in orbit by two experiment-hosting modules named Mengtian and Wentian in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 20, 2021Astronauts conduct second Chinese space station spacewalk

Experiment modules named Wentian and Mengtian are expected to launch in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 4, 2021Astronauts complete first Chinese space station spacewalk

Experiment modules Wentian and Mengtian are expected to launch in 2022 and each module will weigh about 22,000 kg.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2021Shenzhou-12 docks with Tianhe space station module