China rolls out Long March-7 rocket for Tianzhou-5 cargo launch to space station

JUST IN: A Long March 7 rocket carrying the robotic Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft rolled out to its pad at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island early on Wednesday (Nov. 9), China’s human spaceflight agency announced(opens in new tab).

Tianzhou 5 is expected to launch to the Tiangong space station late on Friday (Nov. 11) Eastern time (early Saturday, Nov. 12, GMT). The spacecraft will deliver supplies to Tiangong for the upcoming, six-month-long Shenzhou 15 crewed mission, which could launch as soon as the end of November.

A Long March 7 rocket topped with the Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft rolls out to the pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on Nov. 9, 2022.

A Long March 7 rocket topped with China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft rolls out to the pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on Nov. 9, 2022.
China’s Tianzhou cargo spacecraft weigh about 29,760 pounds (13,500 kilograms), with a cargo capacity of roughly 15,200 lbs. (6,900 kg).

China recently completed Tiangong following the launch earlier this month of its third and final module, named Mengtian, which has subsequently moved to a side port on the space station, making way for Tianzhou 5 to arrive.
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