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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Tianzhou-5
Launched
November 12, 2022
Summary
Tianzhou-5 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7 from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 12, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 396th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 6,339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 7 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianzhou-5, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 388 × 402 km orbit inclined 41.5°. The spacecraft was Tianzhou-5 (5). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 7 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 396th launch44th this yearhumanity's 6,339th orbital launch attempt157th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Tianzhou-5 (5)
Fifth operational Tianzhou spacecraft
- Destination: Tiangong Space Station
- Mission length: 303 days
- Docked November 12, 2022 at Tianhe aft
- Docked June 5, 2023 at Tianhe forward
The Tianzhou-5 spacecraft will burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianzhou-5 · NORAD 54237 · 2022-152 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIANZHOU 5
- Object ID
- 2022-152A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-12 09:34:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59906233 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009745
- Inclination
- 41.477°
- Ascending node
- 36.0101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.913°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.1295°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8794
- B*
- 0.00032067
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris
- Tianzhou-5 · NORAD 54237 · docked November 12, 2022
- XW-4 · NORAD 54816 · re-entered March 15, 2023
CZ-7 Y6 Stage 2 · re-entered November 15, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese large modular space station.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
12th launch from 201, 4th this year · 21st from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2022 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2022 · source
Updated T-0:
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2022 · source
New launch time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2022 · source
Updated launch date & time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/27/2022 · source
Targeting November 6 according to local tour operators
Nosu · 8/10/2022 · source
Questions
When did Tianzhou-5 launch?
Tianzhou-5 launched on November 12, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianzhou-5?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianzhou-5?
Long March 7, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7 spec sheet
Where did Tianzhou-5 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianzhou-5 reach?
Tianzhou-5, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 388 × 402 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
How many satellites did Tianzhou-5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Tianzhou-5 part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station