Long March 5B launched the 25-ton Wentian laboratory module, the second major component of China's Tiangong space station, from Wenchang. Wentian docked with the Tianhe core module about 13 hours after launch.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 23.1 T
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 4 Long March 5B flights
- Date and time
- 24 July 2022, 06:22 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 5B
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 2022-085
- Launches in 2022
- 88th of 186
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