Tianzhou 9 Mission
Tianzhou 9 delivered about 6.5 tonnes of crew supplies, propellant, experimental equipment, and upgraded extravehicular suits to China's Tiangong space station. The uncrewed cargo craft docked to Tianhe's aft port roughly three hours after launch, supported the Shenzhou 20 and 21 crews, and completed a controlled destructive re-entry on May 7, 2026.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tianzhou-9Tianzhou IXTZ-9
- Name
- Tianzhou 9 Mission
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Tianzhou 9 delivered about 6.5 tonnes of crew supplies, propellant, experimental equipment, and upgraded extravehicular suits to China's Tiangong space station. The uncrewed cargo craft docked to Tianhe's aft port roughly three hours after launch, supported the Shenzhou 20 and 21 crews, and completed a controlled destructive re-entry on May 7, 2026.
- End Date
- 2026-05-07
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully resupplied Tiangong and completed controlled disposal
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2025-07-14
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://en.cmse.gov.cn/missions/tianzhou9/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 17:05:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:56:09 UTC
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- Affiliations
- Search Name
- Tianzhou 9 Mission Tianzhou-9 Tianzhou IX TZ-9
- Space Stations
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