{"id":265970,"date":"2025-07-15T04:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265970\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T04:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:09:18","slug":"china-launches-tianzhou-9-cargo-craft-to-send-space-station-supplies-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265970\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches Tianzhou-9 cargo craft to send space station supplies-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hDPbRi8Q1qno8bmT6R\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/568db682a259430ea1fd758369bc7d42.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071439218233\" data-name=\"568db682a259430ea1fd758369bc7d42\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/p>\n<p>WENCHANG, Hainan, July 15 (Xinhua) &#8212; China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 in the early morning on Tuesday to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).<\/p>\n<p>The Long March-7 Y10 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-9, blasted off at 5:34 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>After about 10 minutes, Tianzhou-9 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success.<\/p>\n<p>The cargo craft will later conduct the rendezvous and docking with the space station combination.<\/p>\n<p>Tianzhou-9 is loaded with essential supplies, including consumables for the orbiting crew, propellant, and equipment for application experiments and tests.<\/p>\n<p>The mission is the fourth cargo resupply flight of China&#8217;s manned space program since the space station entered the application and development phase. It is also the 584th mission of the Long March rocket series.\u25a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"5mYPFIIa0OqgIErHOy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A6HNzHSNJpHwx82P.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071438525062\" data-name=\"20250714c942a26896ac487083098daf345d1956.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"XqhkwPgRRTBPXLcOrK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pWH2M41iN3RL77LT.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071437509131\" data-name=\"202507149db1e9fe83dc458798bf9e566c121342.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"3Ovd3OVTp1YEh9WqKf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ivKdXvivXsrU2XGc.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071438528964\" data-name=\"20250714ab02607a6ca3442895db0e66dffafc25.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"7RfGIKMzQujhSXDoYf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nOxuvMaWlimNvA6r.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071437512673\" data-name=\"2025071437bfcb5ef4944c37b6e782b47118f1d0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15, 2025. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"QzxQDe42mUI3iV5ICH\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zbvMsbUZIBq5woZL.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025071432661667\" data-name=\"202507144d8ab60b47c14353ab78419eee973942.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Long March-7 Y10 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-9 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, July 15 2025. 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