Tianzhou cargo spacecraft

E191175

spacecraft class uncrewed cargo spacecraft

The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is a Chinese automated freighter designed to deliver supplies, equipment, and fuel to support long-term operations of China’s Tiangong space station.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Tianzhou cargo spacecraft canonical	5
Tianzhou-1	2
Tianzhou-1 mission	1
Tianzhou-1 technology demonstrator	1
Tianzhou-2	1
Tianzhou-3	1
Tianzhou-4	1
Tianzhou-5	1
Tianzhou-6	1
Tianzhou-7	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
Context triple: [Tiangong space station, supportsDockingWith, Tianzhou cargo spacecraft]

A. Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
B. Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
C. Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
D. Long March 5B
Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
E. Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
Target entity description: The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is a Chinese automated freighter designed to deliver supplies, equipment, and fuel to support long-term operations of China’s Tiangong space station.

A. Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
B. Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
C. Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
D. Long March 5B
Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
E. Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	spacecraft class ⓘ uncrewed cargo spacecraft ⓘ
belongsTo	Tiangong space station ⓘ surface form: Tiangong program
comparableTo	ATV spacecraft ⓘ surface form: ATV cargo spacecraft Cygnus spacecraft ⓘ surface form: Cygnus cargo spacecraft SpaceX Cargo Dragon ⓘ surface form: Dragon cargo spacecraft H-II Transfer Vehicle ⓘ surface form: HTV cargo spacecraft Progress spacecraft ⓘ surface form: Progress cargo spacecraft
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
crewCapacity	0 ⓘ
designedFor	Tiangong space station ⓘ long-duration space station operations ⓘ
developedBy	China Academy of Space Technology ⓘ
disposalMethod	controlled destructive reentry ⓘ
dockingSystem	autonomous docking system ⓘ
firstFlight	2017-04-20 ⓘ
firstMission	Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-1
firstMissionTarget	Tiangong-2 space laboratory ⓘ
hasModule	pressurized cargo module ⓘ propulsion module ⓘ service module ⓘ
hasVariant	Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-1 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-2 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-3 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-4 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-5 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-6 Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-7
isPressurized	partially ⓘ
launchSite	Wenchang Space Launch Site ⓘ surface form: Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site
launchVehicle	Long March 7 ⓘ
manufacturer	China Academy of Space Technology ⓘ
missionEnvironment	low Earth orbit ⓘ
missionType	automated cargo resupply ⓘ
operator	China Manned Space Agency ⓘ
primaryMission	resupply of Tiangong space station ⓘ
program	China Manned Space Agency ⓘ surface form: China Manned Space Program
propellantTransferCapability	yes ⓘ
reusability	non-reusable ⓘ
role	delivery of cargo, equipment, and fuel ⓘ orbital refueling of space station ⓘ
spaceAgency	China National Space Administration ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
successorTo	Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-1 technology demonstrator
supports	crew life support logistics ⓘ orbital maintenance of Tiangong ⓘ
technologyDemonstratedBy	Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tianzhou-1 mission
usedIn	Tiangong space station ⓘ surface form: Tiangong space station program

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiangong space station → supportsDockingWith → Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ⓘ

China Manned Space Agency → notableProject → Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ⓘ

Tianhe → supportsSpacecraft → Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ⓘ

Tianzhou cargo spacecraft → firstMission → Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tianzhou-1

Tianzhou cargo spacecraft → successorTo → Tianzhou cargo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tianzhou-1 technology demonstrator