Long March-7 Rocket Launches Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft | China Space Station
The Long March-7 Y11 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, blasted off at 08:14 Beijing Time from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said.
After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-10 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success.
The cargo spacecraft later conducted a rendezvous and docking with the China Space Station at 13:11 Beijing Time on Monday via the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module.
Afterwards, the Shenzhou-21 crew that boarded the space station on Nov 1, 2025, will soon enter the cargo spacecraft and transfer the items as scheduled.
The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft has delivered nearly 6.2 tonnes of supplies to the space station, including a new extravehicular spacesuit, a space treadmill, about 700 kilograms of propellant, essential living materials for the Shenzhou-23 and Shenzhou-24 crews, and over 220 items of maintenance spare parts for astronaut systems, station systems, cargo systems and application missions.
The mission is the fifth cargo resupply flight of China's crewed space program since the space station entered the application and development phase. It is also the 641th mission of the Long March rocket series.
This time, Tianzhou-10 is set to remain in-orbit for 12 months, longer than previous missions that stayed nine to 10 months at the space station.
Release Date: May 11, 2026
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