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<\/p>\nChina launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday to deliver supplies for the country’s space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year.<\/p>\n
The Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5, blasted off at 10:03 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan.<\/p>\n
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After around 10 minutes, Tianzhou-5 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded and began working. The CMSA declared the launch a complete success.<\/p>\n
The cargo craft carries around 5 tonnes of goods and materials and 1.4 tonnes of propellant for the space station complex, including essential supplies for the three astronauts on the upcoming Shenzhou-15 mission for their six-month orbital stay.<\/p>\n
It also carries test projects including a science popularization satellite, space hydrogen and oxygen fuel cell system, and broad-energy-spectrum high-energy particle detection equipment.<\/p>\n
China launched the space lab module Mengtian on Oct. 31, taking the construction of the country’s space station into the final stage.<\/p>\n
With the core module Tianhe and lab modules Wentian and Mengtian, the space station has formed a three-module T-shape structure. Such a structure is the planned layout at the space station’s completion.<\/p>\n
The country plans to launch the Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship later this year. The Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crew members will conduct the first in-orbit crew rotation in China’s space history.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s launch is the 26th mission of China’s manned space programs and the 449th mission of the Long March rocket series. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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