The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, whose mission is to send China's space station cargo craft Tianzhou-7 into orbit, is transported to the Wenchang Launch Center Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 3:58 p.m. local time, Dec. 21, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)
(ECNS) -- The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, whose mission is to send China's space station cargo craft Tianzhou-7 into orbit, was transported to the Wenchang Launch Center Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 3:58 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The carrier rocket, together with Tianzhou-7, will undergo final assembly and testing at the launch site.
Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft were transported to its launch site a month ago.
Currently, all testing systems at the launch site are working steadily.