Tianzhou 1

Tianzhou 1 was the debut mission of the Tianzhou-class uncrewed cargo spacecraft. It was developed as part of the crewed space program of China. Tianzhou means "heavenly vessel" in Chinese. On 20 April 2017, Tianzhou 1 was launched by rocket Long March 7 at China Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. It successfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space laboratory on 22 April 2017 at 12:16 (UTC+8). Tianzhou 1 was deorbited on 22 September 2017. It plunged into Earth's atmosphere and burned up after a set of braking maneuvers under ground control.

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Combination of Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft (left) and Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory (right).

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commons	image		Combination of Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft (left) and Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory (right).		Commons