Deployment
Tianzhou at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Autonomous cargo spacecraft performing fast autonomous rendezvous-and-docking with the Tiangong space station.
Tianzhou by China Manned Space Agency · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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Key facts
- Station
- Tiangong
- Status
- Autonomous fast rendezvous + docking with Tiangong; Tianzhou-2 holds a ~2-hour ultrafast autonomous docking record; routine operational cargo service
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-05
- Model
- Tianzhou
- Company
- China Manned Space Agency
- Location
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2021-05-29
- ID
b486b0e3-9573-4e83-8152-fae0bea8e67d
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-05
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tianzhou at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).Common questions
- What is the Tianzhou deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- Tianzhou, built by China Manned Space Agency, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. China Manned Space Agency operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Tianzhou at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- China Manned Space Agency, the manufacturer of Tianzhou, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Tianzhou deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting May 29, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the Tianzhou deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.
- Have there been incidents at the Tianzhou deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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