Space station ‘express delivery’: China launches Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft

Upon completion of the rendezvous and docking, the Tianzhou-10 will transition into the combined flight segment.

China successfully launched a Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft atop a Long March-7 Y11 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s island province of Hainan on Monday.

China Manned Space Agency said that the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft successfully completed its status setup following orbital insertion and has docked smoothly with the aft port of the space station’s Tianhe core module.

Upon completion of the rendezvous and docking, the Tianzhou-10 will transition into the combined flight segment.

Tianzhou-10 is hailed as the world’s most capable active-duty cargo spacecraft with the most comprehensive in-orbit support capabilities. This mission not only sets a new benchmark for payload capacity but also highlights the advancements in China’s manned spaceflight endeavors

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