China launches cargo spacecraft “Tianzhou-5”
- November 12, 2022
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China launched its Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft on Saturday morning to deliver cargo to the Tiangong space station, which is expected to be completed this year. This was reported
China launched its Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft on Saturday morning to deliver cargo to the Tiangong space station, which is expected to be completed this year.
This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to Xinhua.
Launch vehicle CZ-7 Y6 (Long March-7 Y6 or “Big March-7 Y6”) with “Tianzhou-5” on board was launched at 10:03 Beijing time from Wenchang Cosmodrome off the coast of southern China’s island province China reported in the Office of the Manned Cosmonaut Program.
“Tianzhou-5” separated from the launch vehicle and reached the designated orbit about 10 minutes after launch. The solar panels were deployed and started working.
Office launch declared successful.
Then, according to the plan, the cargo ship will go to the space station and dock with it.
The Tianzhou-5 launch was the fifth of six flights that China has planned to complete the main phase of the station’s construction in 2022. Before the ship’s arrival, the station had grown to three modules and the Shenzhou-14 crew continues to work on it. Shenzhou-14 is expected to fly to the station a little later, in December 2022.
Photo: Xinhua
Source: Ukrinform
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