The Shenzhou-22 spaceship, atop a Long March-2F Y22 carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 pm on November 25.
About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. After entering the orbit, the spaceship will make a fast, autonomous rendezvous and docking with the space station's core module.
The Shenzhou-22 spaceship, atop a Long March-2F Y22 carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 pm on November 25. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The uncrewed spaceship carried space food, medical supplies, fresh fruit and vegetables, equipment to repair a cracked window on Shenzhou-20 and spare parts required for the space station. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) led the development of both the Long March-2F Y22 carrier rocket and the Shenzhou-22 spaceship.
It marked the 38th launch mission of China's manned space program, the 610th flight of the Long March carrier rockets, and the first emergency launch mission in China's manned space program.
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
