Tianzhou 4

Tianzhou 4

A 1:144 scale Tianzhou 1 model
Mission type	Tiangong space station resupply
Operator	CNSA
Website	http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
Mission duration	12 months (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Tianzhou-4
Spacecraft type	Tianzhou
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Dry mass	6,640 kg (14,640 lb)
Dimensions	10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft)
Power	watts
Expedition
Space Station	Tiangong space station
Start of mission
Launch date	April 2022 (planned)[1]
Rocket	Long March 7
Launch site	Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-2
Contractor	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	41.5°
Docking with Tianhe
Tiangong program ← Shenzhou 13 Shenzhou 14 →   Tianzhou program ← Tianzhou 3  →

Tianzhou 4 (Chinese: 天舟四号) is a planned mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft, currently scheduled to launch in March-April 2022.^[1] Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft will be launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on a Long March 7 rocket.^[1]

It is a part of the construction of the Tiangong space station, and will be the third cargo resupply mission to the already launched Tianhe core module (CCM).

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