Tiangong-12

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space station
gptkbp:applicationNumber 1
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band and Ku-band
gptkbp:controls autonomous and manual
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3
gptkbp:decommissioningDate November 16, 2012
gptkbp:diedIn closed-loop system
gptkbp:environmentalImpact active thermal control
gptkbp:firstAwarded APAS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiangong-12
gptkbp:internationalCooperation limited
gptkbp:launchDate September 29, 2011
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center
8,500 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Long March 2F
gptkbp:length 10.4 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:China_Academy_of_Space_Technology
gptkbp:mission manned spaceflight
modular space station
low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:operationalStatus approximately 30 days
decommissioned
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 90 minutes
42.8 degrees
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 1,000 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:renovated controlled reentry
gptkbp:researchAreas materials science
astronomy
environmental monitoring
robotics
human factors
engineering technology
earth observation
space medicine
fundamental physics
technology demonstration
gptkbp:researchFocus biological and physical sciences
gptkbp:respondsTo November 16, 2012
gptkbp:scientificName various microgravity experiments
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Shenzhou_10
gptkbp:services experimental space laboratory
gptkbp:significance first Chinese space laboratory
gptkbp:successor Tiangong-13
gptkbp:weight 8,500 kg