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Tiangong Space Station

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Tiangong Space Station

China's permanently crewed orbital laboratory/Space Missions

The Chinese Space Station, also known as Tiangong, reached its basic T-shaped configuration in 2022. It consists of three modules and orbits at roughly 390 km altitude. The station supports a crew of three with planned expansion capability for six.

Measurements

Length (T-shape)17.9 m
71.6Wrench lengths
4.47High jump bar lengths
26.7Flute lengths
Width (with modules)37 m
247Sandwich halves
771 millionthsBahrain lengths
Total mass66,000 kg
366,667Navel oranges
917Full beer kegs
4.13Fire trucks
Pressurized volume110 m^3
6.8 tenthsVolleyball courts
3.6 trillionthsAfricas
2.1 hundredthsFootball fields
Core module diameter4.2 m
220Penny diameters
2.47Human arm spans
5.1 thousandthsBurj Khalifas
Orbital altitude390,000 m
79,592Mail truck lengths
13,613Basketball court lengths
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