Tianzhou 6, 7, 8, 9 (TZ 6, 7, 8, 9)

Tianzhou 6 [CCTV]

Tianzhou 6 (TZ 1) is the second generation of Chinese cargo spacecraft to service the Chinese Space Station (CSS).

It is an improved version of the first generation Tianzhou cargo vehicle. As its precedessor it is launched on CZ-7 rockets from Wenchang.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Supply, cargo
Operator:	CNSA
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:	12910 kg (#1)
Orbit:	400 km × 400 km, 42.8°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS	Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Tianzhou 6 (TZ 6)	2023-063A	10.05.2023	We LC-201	CZ-7	with Dalian-1 Lianli
Tianzhou 7 (TZ 7)	2024-013A	17.01.2024	We LC-201	CZ-7	with Nanjing
Tianzhou 8 (TZ 8)	2024-211A	15.11.2024	We LC-201	CZ-7	with Naxing 4A, Naxing 4B
Tianzhou 9 (TZ 9)	2025-149A	14.07.2025	We LC-201	CZ-7
Tianzhou 10 (TZ 10)	2026-102A	11.05.2026	We LC-201	CZ-7

Launch Sites:

We = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China

Further Tianzhou missions:

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