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{{Infobox space station module

| module = Laboratory Cabin Module

| module_image = Tiangong 32 space laboratory model.jpg

| module_image_size = 300px

| module_image_caption = A model of [[Tiangong-2]], the prototype for the LCMs

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==Purpose==

{{Main|Wentian module|Mengtian module}}

[[File:Wentian Module.png|thumb|right|Diagram of the ''Wentian'' module]]

[[File:Mengtian module.png|thumb|right|Diagram of the ''Mengtian'' module]]

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==Dimensions==

The length of each module is 17.9 m. They are cylindrical with a maximum diameter of 4.2 m and an on-orbit mass of approximately {{convert|20,000|kg|lb|abbr=on}} apiece.<ref name="nsf-20210301" /><ref name = "天宫空间站关键技术特点综述">{{cite journal | last1 = 王 | first1 = 翔 | last2 = 王 | first2 = 为 | title = 天宫空间站关键技术特点综述 | journal = 中国科学: 技术科学 | volume = 51 | issue = 11 | date = 2021 | doi = 10.1360/SST-2021-0304 | s2cid = 241130963 | language = zh | accessdate = 2021-11-13 | url = https://www.sciengine.com/publisher/scp/journal/SST/51/11/10.1360/SST-2021-0304?slug=fulltext| url-access = subscription }}</ref>

==Launch==

Both modules arewere launched in 2022 on [[Long March 5B]] launch vehicles from [[Wenchang Satellite Launch Center]]. ''Wentian'' was launched on 24 July 2022, while ''Mengtian'' was launched on 31 October 2022.<ref name="sn-20220531" /> They were inserted into a [[low Earth orbit]] with an average altitude of {{convert|393|km|mi|abbr=on}} at an [[orbital inclination]] of 42 degrees, centered in the Earth's [[thermosphere]].<ref name="nsf-20210301">{{cite web |last=Barbosa |first=Rui C. |date=1 March 2021 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/china-preparing-to-build-tiangong-station-in-2021-complete-by-2022/ |title=China preparing to build Tiangong station in 2021, complete by 2022 |website=[[NASASpaceFlight.com]] |accessdate=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=LCM>{{cite web |last=David |first=Leonard |url=https://www.space.com/11048-china-space-station-plans-details.html |title=China Details Ambitious Space Station Goals |work=[[Space.com]] |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=23 February 2012}}</ref>

==See also==