The cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou-5 broke a record by docking with China's space station just 2 hours after it was sent into space. Tianzhou-5 was launched on a Long March-10.03 Y7 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center at 6:XNUMX am local time today.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office announced that Tianzhou-5 left the rocket 10 minutes after launch and entered its predicted orbit, and the solar panel of the spacecraft began to operate without any problems.
Tianzhou-5 automatically and quickly docked with the space station at 12.10:XNUMX a.m. Chinese taikonauts greeted a cargo spacecraft while on the space station for the first time. After launch, automatic and fast docking was achieved within two hours for the first time, setting a record. It was noted that this development is of great importance in terms of the ability to provide emergency supplies to the space station.
The Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft carried fuel and experimental equipment to the space station, along with supplies needed to keep Shenzhou-15's three taikonauts in orbit for six months. As the 26th launch mission within the scope of China's manned space project, the Long March series carrier rocket completed its 449th flight.
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