Long March 5B | Mengtian

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
• Rocket: Long March 5B — Long March family

Mission

Mengtian is the second Laboratory Cabin Module (LCM) and third major component of the Chinese spacestation. It will provide a pressurized environment for researchers to conduct science experiments in zero gravity.

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 101
• Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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Program

• Tiangong space station — The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. (Wikipedia)