Tianzhou-1 automated fast-docking with Tiangong-2 (天舟一号/天宫二号)

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The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft completed its third automated fast-docking with the Tiangong-2 space lab, on 12 September 2017. Previously, Tianzhou-1  (天舟一号) undocked from Tiangong-2 (天宫二号) and started independent flight on an orbit of around 390 kilometers above the Earth on 21 June 2017.  The cargo spacecraft will conduct the third refuelling of the Tiangong-2 space lab before returning to Earth. 
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