China launches spacecraft carrying cargo for space station

China launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday morning to deliver supplies for the space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year.

The Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan.

After a 11-minute flight, the rocket placed the Tianzhou 5 in a low-Earth orbit about 400 kilometers above the ground and then separated from it. The craft will then rendezvous and dock with the Tiangong station.