On CNSA –China National Space Administration The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft has been At 8:14 AM Beijing time on May 11, the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province China, People’s Republic of China. The cargo spacecraft was subsequently sent into its predetermined orbit, marking a complete success for China’s first manned space launch mission in 2026.
Approximately 10 minutes later, the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered its predetermined orbit. Subsequently, the spacecraft’s solar panels deployed smoothly, marking a complete success for the launch mission. The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft will subsequently rendezvous and dock with the space station complex already in orbit.
The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft carried one extravehicular activity (EVA) suit, as well as consumables for the astronauts’ on-orbit stay, propellant, and experimental equipment. This mission is the fifth cargo resupply mission since China’s manned space program entered the space station application and development phase, the 39th launch mission since the project’s inception
, the 641st flight of the Long March series carrier rockets, and the 10th flight of the Tianzhou spacecraft.
The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft was developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and is primarily used to transport supplies and equipment to the space station, replenish propellant, and return waste.
The Long March-7 carrier rocket, developed by the First Academy of CASC, is a new generation of medium-lift carrier rocket specifically designed to meet the launch requirements of cargo spacecraft for China’s manned space station project.
This launch was the 641st launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
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