According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 1:56 Beijing time on May 10, 2022, the Long March 7 Yaowu carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was ignited and launched at the Wenchang Cosmodrome on the mainland.
After about 10 minutes, the spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the intended orbit. At 2:23, the spacecraft's solar panels began to work smoothly, and the launch was a complete success. Subsequently, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the space station assembly operating in orbit.
This is the 22nd launch mission of the mainland manned spaceflight project, the first launch mission of the space station construction from the key technology verification stage to the orbit construction stage, and the 420th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft successfully completed the status setting after entering orbit, and adopted the autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode at 8:54 Beijing time on May 10, 2022, successfully docking the space station Tianhe core module rear port. After the rendezvous and docking is completed, it will be transferred to the combined flight segment.
(Guangming Daily all-media reporter Zhang Wen photography Tu Haichao)
Source: Guangming Daily all-media reporter Zhang Wen
Photo: Tu Haichao
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