Tiangong-1
Tiangong-1 was China’s first experimental space laboratory and rendezvous-and-docking testbed. Launched on September 29, 2011 aboard the modified Long March 2F/T1 from Jiuquan, it supported six Shenzhou docking operations, short crew stays, and space-science, medical, technology, and Earth-observation work before reentry in April 2018.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tiangong 1Tiangong ITiangong-1 Space Laboratory
- Name
- Tiangong-1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Tiangong-1 was China’s first experimental space laboratory and rendezvous-and-docking testbed. Launched on September 29, 2011 aboard the modified Long March 2F/T1 from Jiuquan, it supported six Shenzhou docking operations, short crew stays, and space-science, medical, technology, and Earth-observation work before reentry in April 2018.
- Destination
- Tiangong-1
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2011-09-29
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Links
- Official Url
- https://en.cmse.gov.cn/missions/tiangongi/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:13:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:13:08 UTC
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