On april 19, china news agency (china journalist zhang soo), a journalist was informed by the chinese space engineering office that, following a study conducted by the general command of space laboratories, the target was 1941 hours on april 20thSpace launchFire skyboat oneCargo shipI don't know。
Long march sevenLaunch vehicle for chinaSpace stationAn engineering launch of a new generation of medium-sized carrier rockets developed by cargo ships, using a green liquid-oxygen kerosene propellant, succeeded in “first flight” at wenchang space launch site on 25 june 2016。
On 17 april, at 0730 hours, the active launch platform carrying the long march 7 remote 2 launch vehicle and the cargo ship skyboat i was removed from the master-load testing plant and moved to the launch area vertically after a smooth journey of approximately 2. 5 hours. The successful completion of the vertical trans-shipment marked the official launch phase of the skyboat i mission. Sunning
The mission was the first practical appearance of a space station cargo transport system consisting of a chinese cargo ship from the skyboat and the long march 7 carrier rocket, which will lay the important technical foundation for the construction and long-term operation of the chinese space station。
Once launched, the cargo ship skyboat i will be in orbit at an altitude of approximately 380 km, which will be followed by an automatic interface with the orbited sky palace ii space laboratory. (concluded)
