Long March 5B launched Tianhe, the first and core module of China's Tiangong space station, from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. The 22.5-tonne module began on-orbit assembly of China's permanent crewed outpost.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 29.5 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 Long March 5B flights
- Date and time
- 29 April 2021, 03:23 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 5B
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 2021-035
- Launches in 2021
- 36th of 146
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