Tianzhou-1 launched by Long March-7 Y2

Published on Apr 20, 2017

The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft was launched by a Long March-7 Yao-2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province, China, on 20 April 2017, at 11:41 UTC. Tianzhou-1 is China’s first cargo spacecraft and will dock with the Tiangong-2 space lab three times to test in-orbit liquid propellant refueling. The Long March-7 Y2 (LM-7 Y2) carrier rocket (Chang Zheng 7) version was adapted especially to launch the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft.