Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory
Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory was China’s first full space laboratory and a China Manned Space Program mission. Launched on September 15, 2016 aboard Long March 2F T2 from Jiuquan, it supported two astronauts for a 30-day stay, Shenzhou-11 and Tianzhou-1 dockings, life-support and propellant-transfer validation, repair and future-station technology tests, and more than 60 science and technology experiments before controlled reentry in 2019.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tiangong-2Tiangong 2Tiangong II Space Laboratory
- Name
- Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory was China’s first full space laboratory and a China Manned Space Program mission. Launched on September 15, 2016 aboard Long March 2F T2 from Jiuquan, it supported two astronauts for a 30-day stay, Shenzhou-11 and Tianzhou-1 dockings, life-support and propellant-transfer validation, repair and future-station technology tests, and more than 60 science and technology experiments before controlled reentry in 2019.
- Destination
- Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2016-09-15
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Links
- Official Url
- https://en.cmse.gov.cn/missions/TG2SL/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:09:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:09:40 UTC
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