TIANGONG-2 SPACE LAB LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY.

THE TIANGONG-2 SPACE LAB WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED FROM THE JIUQUAN SATELITE  LAUNCH  CENTRE IN NORTH- WESTERN CHINA`S GOBI DESERT ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2016. THE 8.6 TONNE SPACE LAB WILL MANOEUVRE ITSSELF INTO AN ORBIT ABOUT 380 KM ABOVE THE EARTH FOR INITIAL ON-ORBIT TESTS. TIANGONG-2, MEANING  `HEAVENLY PALACE ` IN CHINESE, IS THE SECOND SPACE LAB LAUNCHED BY CHINA IN ITS ONGOING PLAN TO DEVELOP ITS OWN SPACE STATION.