Tiangong-2 space laboratory

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Chinese space station module prototype space station module space laboratory

Tiangong-2 space laboratory was China’s second prototype space station module, used to test key technologies for future modular space stations and support crewed and cargo missions in low Earth orbit.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tiangong-2	1
Tiangong-1	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese space station module ⓘ prototype space station module ⓘ space laboratory ⓘ
attitudeControl	reaction control system ⓘ
cargoMission	Tianzhou 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cargoMissionPurpose	test automated cargo resupply ⓘ test in-orbit refueling ⓘ
controlledReentry	true ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
crew	Chen Dong NERFINISHED ⓘ Jing Haipeng NERFINISHED ⓘ
crewCapacity	3 ⓘ
deorbitDate	19 July 2019 ⓘ 2019-07-19 ⓘ
diameter	about 3.35 meters ⓘ
dockingPorts	2 ⓘ
dockingSystem	Chinese APAS-type docking system ⓘ
experiments	Earth observation experiments ⓘ microgravity experiments ⓘ quantum communication experiments ⓘ space medicine experiments ⓘ space science experiments ⓘ
firstCrewedDockingDate	19 October 2016 ⓘ 2016-10-19 ⓘ
firstCrewedMission	Shenzhou 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Tiangong space station NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchCountry	China NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchDate	15 September 2016 ⓘ 2016-09-15 ⓘ
launchSite	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle	Long March 2F NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	about 10.4 meters ⓘ
longestCrewedStayDuration	about 30 days ⓘ
mass	about 8,600 kilograms ⓘ
operator	China Manned Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
powerSource	solar panels ⓘ
precededBy	Tiangong-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
pressurizedModules	1 ⓘ
programRole	intermediate step toward China’s modular space station ⓘ
purpose	support cargo missions in low Earth orbit ⓘ support crewed missions in low Earth orbit ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ test key technologies for future modular space stations ⓘ
reentryLocation	South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
spaceProgram	Chinese space program ⓘ
status	deorbited ⓘ
visitedBy	Shenzhou 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Tianzhou cargo spacecraft → firstMissionTarget → Tiangong-2 space laboratory ⓘ

Heavenly Palace → isSuccessorOf → Tiangong-2 space laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiangong-1

Heavenly Palace → isSuccessorOf → Tiangong-2 space laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiangong-2