Tianzhou 8
A Tianzhou 3D model | |
| Mission type | Tiangong space station resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-211A |
| SATCAT no. | 61983 |
| Mission duration | 213 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Tianzhou-8 |
| Spacecraft type | Tianzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Launch mass | 14,000 kg (31,000 lb) |
| Payload mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft) |
| Expedition | |
| Space station | Tiangong space station |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 November 2024, 15:13 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 7 |
| Launch site | Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-201 |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking with Tiangong space station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe aft |
| Docking date | 15 November 2024, 18:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 212 days, 23 hours, 56 minutes (in progress) |
Mission patch | |
Tianzhou 8 (Chinese: 天舟八号) is the eighth mission of the Tianzhou-class uncrewed cargo spacecraft, and the seventh resupply mission to the Tiangong space station. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft was launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on a Long March 7 rocket.