China launches the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-10
發佈日期: 2026-05-11 20:45
TVB News
China launches the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-10 on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station.
The China Manned Space Agency calls the launch "a complete success" and the craft is expected to remain in orbit for 12 months.
Ignition sparks a roar as the Long March-7 Y11 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, blasted off at 8:14 Beijing Time from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency reports.
After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-10 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit after which its solar panels unfolded.
The cargo craft will conduct a rendezvous and docking with the space station combination.
Shenzhou-21 crew, who's been in the space station since November last year, will enter the cargo craft and transfer the items as scheduled.
The cargo spacecraft will deliver more than 6 tonnes of supplies to the space station, including essential living materials for the Shenzhou-23 and Shenzhou-24 crews, and over 220 items of maintenance spare parts.
The mission is the fifth cargo resupply flight of China's manned space program since the space station entered the application and development phase.
It is also the 641st mission of the Long March rocket series.
Tianzhou-10 is set to remain in-orbit for 12 months, longer than any other previous missions which stayed nine to 10 months at the space station.
