Tianzhou-7’s three-hour docking

The Tianzhou-7 (天舟七号) cargo spacecraft was launched by the Long March-7 Y8 (长征七号遥八运) launch vehicle from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 15 January 2024, at 14:27 UTC (22:27 China Standard Time), and autonomously docked to the rear docking port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), arriving at the China Space Station (中国空间站), on 17 January 2024, at 17:46 UTC (18 January, at 01:46 China Standard Time). According to CASC officials, the three-hour rendezvous and docking procedure will become standard for missions to the China Space Station. Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)