China News Service, Beijing, September 16 (Ma Shuaisha) The reporter learned from the China Manned Space Engineering Office that on September 16, the combination of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7 Yao-4 carrier rocket was vertically transferred to launch. Area.
At present, the facilities and equipment of the Wenchang Aerospace Launch Site are in good condition, and various functional inspections and joint tests will be carried out before the launch as planned.
It is reported that China plans to launch 4 cargo spacecrafts in the orbital construction mission phase of the China Space Station.
Previously, China had successfully launched the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft on May 29, realizing the rendezvous and docking of the cargo spacecraft with the space station's core module for the first time, transporting the daily necessities needed by the astronauts on the space station and materials for conducting space science experiments. And the propellant used to supplement the sky and core compartment.
Lei Jianyu, deputy chief designer of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said: “Currently there are 2 types of cargo spacecraft in active service in the world with a carrying capacity of more than 5 tons, and China's Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is one of them. , Its carrying capacity is at the international leading level.” (End)