Tiangong observation (2024)

Observing of the Chinese Space Station

The Chinese Space Station Tiangong can be spotted with the naked eye. Due to its smaller size, however, it is fainter than the ISS.

The best time to observe Tiangong is when it is nighttime at your location, and the Space Station is sunlit. Often, such a viewing situation occurs in the morning before sunrise, or in the evening after sunset.

Visible Tiangong passes over

You find a list of the next sighting opportunities for below. The green bars indicate the brightness of Tiangong on its pass.

The list contains all visible passes of Tiangong during the next ten days. Please click on a pass to get more details.

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Tiangong observation (2024)

FAQs

What is the 2nd module of Tiangong? ›

Wentian is the second module for the Tiangong space station, and the first laboratory cabin module (LCM). The module is equipped with an airlock cabin, which will become the primary entry-exit point for future EVAs.

Is Tiangong bigger than ISS? ›

Tiangong is almost minuscule compared to the (ISS). Where ISS is equipped with 16 modules, Tiangon only has three modules. Reuters reports that Tiangong weighs about 66 tons after completion, while ISS weighs around 450 tons.

Why is NASA prohibited from letting China onboard the ISS? ›

Two matters of distrust, including the use of an anti-satellite weapon and the hacking of Jet Propulsion Laboratory intellectual property, purportedly fueled a bill passed in 2011 to ban China from the International Space Station.

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