People's Daily Online, Beijing, May 10 (Reporter Zhao Zhuqing) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 1:56 on May 10, 2022, Beijing time, the Long March 7 Yaowu carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft was launched at my country's Wenchang Space Launch Site. About 10 minutes later, the spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered the scheduled orbit. At 2:23, the spacecraft's solar panels started work smoothly and the launch was a complete success. Subsequently, the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the space station assembly in orbit.

this is the 22nd launch mission of my country's manned space project. It is the first launch mission for the construction of the space station from the key technology verification stage to the on-orbit construction stage. It is also the 420th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.