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China Launches Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2
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BEIJING, 30 May 2021, (TON): hina on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country's new space station Tianhe.
The China Manned Space Agency announced, "Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan,"
Spacecraft Tianzhou-2 is scheduled to dock with core the module of the space station Tianhe to deliver supplies, equipment and propellant. It was launched after over a week's delay due to "technical reasons".
Tianzhou-2 was launched for the first space station supply mission despite the initial delay, state-run Global Times reported.
The Tianhe module will act as the management and control hub of the space station Tiangong, meaning Heavenly Palace, with a node that could dock with up to three spacecraft at a time for short stays.
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