Yesterday, the Chinese cargo spacecraft “, Tenjo-1” under the control of the Chinese mission control Center began a controlled descent from orbit. He started with two braking maneuvers, and then “Tanjou-1” began continuously to decline, and then entered the dense layers of the atmosphere and burned. It is reported by state television and China’s CCTV.
Cargo ship “Tanjou-1” was launched from the Baikonur Wenchang, and delivered the Chinese space laboratory fuel to refuel. After docking and refueling station “Tanjou-1” started to perform its main task — working out docking with the station and refuel under a variety of scenarios.
There had been three dock and refuel, the last of which took place on 18 September and was successful. After that, the ship had spent several days in orbit, and then was destroyed.
In the future, China plans to continue to send the truck to their station. “Tanjou-1” can carry on Board up to five tons of cargo, and this feature will definitely come in handy in the future when Chinese experts will create on the basis of the laboratory a full-fledged space station.
Chinese truck “, Tenjo-1” descended from orbit and burned up in the atmosphere
Vyacheslav Larionov