The Chinese Space Station is a space station system in China's plan. It is expected to be completed around 2022. The design life is 10 years, and 3 people will stay for a long time for large-scale space applications.
Chinese Space Station
In order to ensure the loading speed of the web page, the model has been partially deleted. The 3D model is provided by @小黑屋工作室.
The overview picture is for reference only. The picture is provided by @FR0S7.
Chinese Space Station Build Time Schedule
*The timetable refers to the Weibo blogger @PhilLeafSpace @Vony7 Chinese space station construction schedule
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Mission | Tianhe | Tianzhou-2 | Shenzhou-12 | Tianzhou-3 | shenzhou-13 | Tianzhou-4 | Shenzhou-14 | Wentian | Mengtian | Tianzhou-5 | Shenzhou-15 | |||||||||||
Chinese Space Station Module
*The data comes from baidu baike, and the picture is form @小黑屋工作室 and @FR0S7
"Tianhe" core cabin
- Length16.6m
- Max diameter4.2m
- Emission quality20-22 ton
- Launch rocketCZ-5B
- Launch siteWenchang Aerospace Launch Site
- Build time2021-04-29
Main task: Provide a living environment for astronauts, support astronauts' long-term stay in orbit, support docking and docking of spacecraft and expansion modules, and carry out a small number of space application experiments.; Main function: The main control module of the space station controls the flight attitude, dynamics, and manned links of the entire space station.
"Tianzhou" cargo spacecraft
- Length10.6m
- Max diameter3.35m
- Emission quality13 ton
- Launch rocketCZ-7
- Launch siteWenchang Aerospace Launch Site
- Build time2021-09-20
Main task: Space station cargo transportation.; Main function: Transport supplies for the space station upwards, including personnel consumables, propellants, platforms, and load equipment, and destroy various wastes of the space station downwards.
"Shenzhou" manned spacecraft
- Length9m
- Max diameter2.9m
- Emission quality8 ton
- Launch rocketCZ-2F
- Launch siteJiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Build time2021-06-17
Main task: Crew transportation to and from the world.; Main function: Astronauts and some supplies to and from the space station.
"Wen Tian" experiment cabin 1
- Length14.4m
- Max diameter4.2m
- Emission quality20-22 ton
- Launch rocketCZ-5B
- Launch siteWenchang Aerospace Launch Site
- Build time2022-07-24
Main task: Carry out scientific experiments and technical experiments in the cabin and outside the cabin.; Main function: Some key platform functions of the core cabin can perform the entire management and control of the space station when needed.
"Mengtian" experimental cabin 2
- Length14.4m
- Max diameter4.2m
- Emission quality20-22 ton
- Launch rocketCZ-5B
- Launch siteWenchang Aerospace Launch Site
- Build time2022-10-31
Main task: Used for scientific experiments in biology, materials, microgravity fluids, basic physics, etc.; Main function: Similar to experiment cabin Ⅰ.