Rocket for Tianzhou 5 arrives at launch site (2)

The Long March 7 carrier rocket that will be used to send the Tianzhou 5 cargo spaceship into orbit to dock with the Tiangong space station arrives at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, Oct 11, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Propelled by pollution-free fuel, each Long March 7 has a take-off weight of 597 metric tons and is capable of sending an up to 13.5-ton payload to low-Earth orbit, or 5.5 tons to a sun-synchronous orbit.

The Tianzhou 5 robotic spacecraft is scheduled to be sent to transport fuel and supplies to the Tiangong station before the end of this year. Its launch has been arranged after the launch of the Mengtian lab module late this month and before the Shenzhou XV manned mission around year's end, program planners have said.