China-Tianzhou-10/Launch
China-Tianzhou-10/Launch
Dateline : May 11, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 3'19
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, south China - May 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March-7 Y11 rocket carrying Tianzhou-10 cargo craft on launch pad
2. Retraction of swing arms in progress
3. Various of rocket on launch pad, engineer counting down
In Space - May 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Shenzhou-21 crew watching rocket launch from space station
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, south China - May 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of rocket blasting off, in flight
In Space - May 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Shenzhou-21 crew watching rocket launch from space station
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, south China - May 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of spacecraft in flight
8. Rocket's boosters shutting down, separating from rocket; first stage engines shutting down
9. Rocket's first stage engines separating from rocket
10. Payload fairing separating from spacecraft
11. Split screen showing spacecraft in flight, Shenzhou-21 crew watching
12. Second stage engines shutting down
13. Separation between rocket, Tianzhou-10 cargo craft in progress
14. Various of Tianzhou-10 in flight, entering orbit, unfolding solar panels
15. Animation showing Tianzhou-10 in flight, unfolding solar panels
China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-10 on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
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 craft will later conduct a rendezvous and docking with the space station combination.
Afterwards, the Shenzhou-21 crew, who boarded the space station on Nov 1, 2025, will enter the cargo craft and transfer the items as scheduled.
The Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft will deliver 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 manned 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 which stayed nine to 10 months at the space station.
The Tianzhou-9 separated from the orbiting Tiangong space station combination on May 6 and re-entered the atmosphere under controlled conditions on May 7. The space station has thus cleared a docking port to make room for the Tianzhou-10, according to the CMSA.
ID : 8478753
Published : 2026-05-11 09:14
Last Modified : 2026-05-11 16:13:39
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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