Tianzhou 5 (Chinese: 天舟五号) is the planned fifth mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft, and the fourth resupply mission to the Tiangong Space Station. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft will be launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on a Long March 7 rocket.^{[citation needed]}

Tianzhou 5

A 1:144 scale Tianzhou 1 model
Mission type	Tiangong space station resupply
Operator	CNSA
COSPAR ID
Website	www.cnsa.gov.cn
Mission duration	6 months (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Tianzhou-5
Spacecraft type	Tianzhou
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Dry mass	6,640 kg (14,640 lb)
Dimensions	10.6 m × 3.35 m (34.8 ft × 11.0 ft)
Power	2
Expedition
Space station	Tiangong space station
Start of mission
Launch date	6 November 2022[1] (planned)
Rocket	Long March 7
Launch site	Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, LC-2
Contractor	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
End of mission
Decay date	May 2023 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	41.5°
Docking with Tiangong space station
Docking port	Tianhe Aft port
Docking date	November 2022 (planned)
Undocking date	May 2023 (planned)
Time docked	6 months (planned)
Tiangong program ← Mengtian module Shenzhou 15 →   Tianzhou program ← Tianzhou 4 Tianzhou 6 →

Spacecraft

The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft has several notable differences with the Tiangong-1 from which it is derived. It has only three segments of solar panels (against 4 for Tiangong), but has 4 maneuvering engines (against 2 for Tiangong).[2]

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