China launches core module of orbiting space station | E&T Magazine
The uncrewed 18m-long, 22-tonne Tianhe ('Harmony of the Heavens') module was launched from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Hainan, using a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket. After just over eight minutes of flight, the Tianhe space station core module separated from the first stage. After around an hour of flight, its solar array was deployed. The successful launch was confirmed by Li Shangfu, chief commander of the China Manned Spaceflight Program. Tianhe will slowly raise its orbit to 370km above Earth's surface, where it will meet the uncrewed Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft in the second half of May. Date: 2021-04-29 Author: E T editorial staff Twitter: @@EandTmagazine Reference: (Read more) Visit Source Quintillion and Equinix Work to Bring Next-Generation Services to Polar Orbiting Satellites The ground station, operated in conjunction with ATLAS Space Operations, is located at 72 degrees latitude in Utqiagvik on the north sl...