Tiangong-2
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Tiangong-2 was a Chinese space laboratory developed as part of the Project 921-2 space station program. It launched on 15 September 2016 and was deorbited on 19 July 2019.
A rendering of Tianzhou 1 (left) docked to Tiangong 2.
Tiangong space station
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The Tiangong space station, officially in English the China Space Station, is China's first permanently crewed space station, in low Earth orbit since 2021. Operated by the China Manned Space Agency,
Tiangong-2
…deorbited on 19 July 2019. Tiangong-2 was not intended to be a permanent orbital station, but rather a testbed for technologies later used on the modular Tiangong space station, whose first module launched in 2021. Although externally similar to Tiangong-1, Tiangong-2 included upgraded systems and additional capabilities…
A rendering of the three module station with a Tianzhou spacecraft docked aft and two Shenzhou spacecraft docked to the forward and nadir (Earth facing) ports
Station elements as of April 2024 (exploded view)
Basic space experiment cabinet of Tiangong space station
Rear view of Tiangong Space Station, taken by a Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ahead of docking.