China prepares to launch Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket to be transferred in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

WENCHANG, Hainan, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time.

The facilities and equipment at the launch site, the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China's southern island province of Hainan, are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, the agency added. ■

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket being transferred in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket transferred to the launching area in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket being transferred in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket to be transferred in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket transferred to the launching area in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket to be transferred in south China's Hainan Province.

The combination of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y6 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

The agency said the cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua)