According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 01:56 on May 10, Beijing time, the Long March 7 Yao-5 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was fired at Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. About 10 minutes later, The spacecraft and the rocket were successfully separated and entered the predetermined orbit. At 2:23, the solar panels of the spacecraft started to work smoothly, and the launch was a complete success.
In the follow-up, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft will rendezvous with the orbiting space station assembly.
This is the 22nd launch mission of my country'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.
(produced by Lu Huiqian)
Responsible editor: [Liu Pai]