Tiangong-2 (TG-2)
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Mission Images:
Courtesy of China Manned Space Engineering Office
Mission Objectives:
Tiangong-2 (TG-2) is the second Chinese manned spacecraft with the payload of GPS receiver for precise orbit determination.
The SLR role of the mission is to obtain the absolute distance between the laser station and TG-2 and to validate the accuracy of the TG-2 precise orbits that are computed by GPS observations.
Mission Parameters:
| Sponsor: | China Manned Space Engineering Office |
| Expected Mission Duration: | 1 year |
| Primary Applications: | Validation of precise orbits |
| COSPAR ID: | 1605701 |
| SIC Code: | 2207 |
| NORAD SSC Code: | 41765 |
| Launch Date: | Sep. 15, 2016 |
| RRA Size: | |
| RRA Shape: | Hemispherical/Pyramid |
| Reflectors: | |
| Size of Reflector: | Diameter - 33.2 mm; Height - 24 mm |
| Orbit: | |
| Orbital period: | 1.5 hours |
| Inclination: | 42 degrees |
| Altitude: | 350-400 km |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0 |
