Tiangong 3

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space station
gptkbp:CEO 2
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band and Ku-band
gptkbp:controls attitude control system
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:crew 2 male, 1 female
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3
gptkbp:design 2 years
gptkbp:firstAwarded APAS
gptkbp:height 10.4 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiangong 3
gptkbp:internationalCooperation limited
gptkbp:launchDate April 2013
gptkbp:launched April 2013
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Wenchang_Space_Launch_Site
8,600 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Long March 7
gptkbp:length 3.35 m
gptkbp:mission modular space station
low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:missions approximately 20 days
gptkbp:operationalStatus completed
gptkbp:operator gptkb:China_National_Space_Administration
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 90 minutes
42.8 degrees
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tiangong_2
gptkbp:primaryMission testing technologies for future space stations
gptkbp:renovated controlled reentry
gptkbp:researchAreas astronomy
biotechnology
environmental monitoring
material science
fluid mechanics
technology development
earth observation
space medicine
fundamental physics
combustion science
gptkbp:researchFocus life_sciences
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:Shenzhou_spacecraft
gptkbp:scientificName microgravity research
various payloads
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Shenzhou_11
gptkb:Shenzhou_10
gptkbp:services experimental space laboratory
gptkbp:status deorbited
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tiangong_4
gptkbp:technology autonomous docking
gptkbp:weight 8,600 kg
gptkbp:width 3.35 m