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China-Long March Rocket/Launch
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March-5B rocket taking off
2. Screen showing real-time launching progress
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Long March-5B rocket in plant; workers
4. Various of Long March-5B rocket being lifted
5. Various of Long March-5B rocket being moved out of plant
6. Various of Long March-5B rocket being transferred to launch area
China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B made its maiden flight Tuesday, sending the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space.
The white large rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 18:00 Beijing time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
About 488 seconds later, the experimental manned spacecraft with no crew, together with the test version of the cargo return capsule, separated with the rocket and entered the planned orbit.
The successful flight inaugurated the "third step" of China's manned space program, which is to construct a space station, said CMSA.
Specially developed for China's manned space program, the Long March-5B will be mainly used to launch the modules of the space station.
China-Long March Rocket/Launch
Dateline : May 5, 2020/Recent
Location : China
Duration : 1'14
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - May 5, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March-5B rocket taking off
2. Screen showing real-time launching progress
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Long March-5B rocket in plant; workers
4. Various of Long March-5B rocket being lifted
5. Various of Long March-5B rocket being moved out of plant
6. Various of Long March-5B rocket being transferred to launch area
China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B made its maiden flight Tuesday, sending the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space.
The white large rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 18:00 Beijing time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
About 488 seconds later, the experimental manned spacecraft with no crew, together with the test version of the cargo return capsule, separated with the rocket and entered the planned orbit.
The successful flight inaugurated the "third step" of China's manned space program, which is to construct a space station, said CMSA.
Specially developed for China's manned space program, the Long March-5B will be mainly used to launch the modules of the space station.
ID : 8142233
Published : 2020-05-05 19:08
Last Modified : 2020-05-06 15:48:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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