Wenchang Space Launch Site
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The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China.
A Long March 5 lifts off from Wenchang Launch Complex 101 carrying the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station, April 2021
CZ-7 launch, LC-201
CZ-5 in February 2024, prior to launching TJS-11
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,
Wenchang Space Launch Site
…uses its seaport for deliveries. It is the only launch site of the Long March 5, the heaviest Chinese rocket, which launched all three modules of the Tiangong space station. It is also the only launch site of the Long March 7, carrying the Tianzhou cargo craft to resupply the station. The site is expected to become the…
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.