China launches Tianzhou-3 cargo craft for space station supplies
China launched its cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 on Monday afternoon to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station.
The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft, carried by the Long March-7 Y4 rocket, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan at around 15:10 Beijing time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
After 597 seconds, Tianzhou-3 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. At 15:22, the solar panels of Tianzhou-3 unfolded and began working properly.
Tianzhou-3 will dock with the combination of the space station core module Tianhe and Tianzhou-2 cargo craft later in preparation for the subsequent launching mission of Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft, said the CMSA.
On Sept. 18, the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft separated from the rear docking port of Tianhe and docked with its front docking port. The CMSA said that the combination of Tianhe and Tianzhou-2 is in good condition, waiting for docking with the Tianzhou-3 cargo craft and the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship.
(Source: Reuters)
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