Mengtian

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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2022-143ALaunched 10/31/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Mengtian Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 5B
Launch Date: 10/31/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 249 km
Inclination: 41.46 deg
Dry Mass: 21,500 kg
Total Mass: 23,000 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-143A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1123

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

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

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

Mengtian is another roughly 22-ton experiment module scheduled for launch in October to complete the planned T-shaped Tiangong configuration.

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

Two further Long March 5B launches are expected in 2022 and 2023 to launch the Mengtian module and the Xuntian co-orbiting space telescope, respectively.

PlanValue 4.0May 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 Mengtian module is expected to launch around August 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 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

The two Chinese space station experiment modules named Wengtian and Mengtian are scheduled to launch in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 16, 2021China rolls out cargo mission rocket as Shenzhou-12 astronauts leave space station

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

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

PlanValue 4.0Jun 10, 2021China set to launch first astronauts to space station with Shenzhou-12

Experiment modules Wentian and Mengtian are expected to launch in 2022 to host experiments in astronomy, space medicine, space life science, biotechnology, microgravity fluid physics, microgravity combustion, and space technologies.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 29, 2021Tianzhou-2 docks with China’s space station module

China is planning two further Long March 5B launches in 2022 to send the experiment modules Wentian and Mengtian to join the Tianhe module in orbit.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 9, 2021Long March 5B falls into Indian Ocean after world follows rocket reentry

Experiment modules named Wentian and Mengtian are expected to launch in 2022 and will host experiments in astronomy, space medicine, space life science, biotechnology, microgravity fluid physics, microgravity combustion, and space technologies.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 29, 2021China launches Tianhe space station core module into orbit