Heavenly Palace-2

The 8.6-tonne Tinagong-2 - or Heavenly Palace-2 - will initially orbit at a height of around 380 kilometres above the Earth.

China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.

The 8.6-tonne Tinagong-2 - or Heavenly Palace-2 - will initially orbit at a height of around 380 kilometres above the Earth.

China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.