China News Service, Beijing, May 10 (Ma Shuisha) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 1:56 on May 10, 2022, Beijing time, the Long March No. 7 Yaowu carrying the Tianzhou No. 4 cargo spacecraft was carried. The rocket was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. About 10 minutes later, the spacecraft and the rocket successfully separated and entered the predetermined orbit. At 2:23, the spacecraft's solar panels were successfully launched, and the launch was a complete success.
In the follow-up, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft will rendezvous with the orbiting space station assembly.
The Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was launched.
Photo by Tu Haichao
This is the 22nd launch mission of China's manned space project, the first launch mission of the space station construction from the key technology verification stage to the on-orbit construction stage, and the 420th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.
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