China launches cargo craft to send supplies for space station

China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

A Long March-7 Y11 carrier rocket carrying the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 11, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, blasted off at 8:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) from Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, the agency said.

About 10 minutes later, Tianzhou-10 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit, with its solar panels soon unfolded. The agency declared the launch a complete success.